I married a man from Canada last October (2006). I work
here in the US, he is still in Canada. We are in the process of
filing visa papers for him (I130). When filing my taxes for
2006, do I have to claim him (as married), married, filing
seperately, or as single, and do we have to report his
worker's comp and pension (Canadian) income in the US
forms? This is his only source of income. I filed for an
extension, as my tax person did not know how to handle this
situation. Thank you for your help!
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david ingram replies:
You have a choice.
You can file as MFS and claim him as a dependent becausenone of his income comes from the US..
OR
You can file a joint return, report his Canadian income and claim foreign tax credits by filling in US form 1116
The Workers Compensation would be put on the return and removed as it is tax free in both countries.
We can do it for you if you can not figure it out. �
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