Joint Return???

In article <XnsACDBB6FC1C983spamtraplexregiacom@130.133.4.11> you write:

H1-B usually makes the person a resident alien, so see Publication 519.

It has a box near the top "I am a resident alien and my spouse is a nonresident alien. Are there special rules for us?"

There appears to be a rule that the nonresident spouse can elect to be treated as resident so they can file a joint return. There are also some special rules about when community property rules apply.

"John Levine" snipped-for-privacy@taugh.com wrote in news:s179o0$28uk$ snipped-for-privacy@gal.iecc.com:

Thanks John. That's exactly what I needed.

Just don't forget that this person is married. If the spouse does not want to make the election to be treated as a US RA and obtain a TIN, then the taxpayer must file as Married-Separate. Additionally, if the election is made, then the spouse's worldwide income winds up on the US joint return.

Alan snipped-for-privacy@vacationmail.com wrote in news:s18srp$rm$ snipped-for-privacy@dont-email.me:

Thanks Alan. I actually was aware of those point. But they are very important.