t*********r
发帖数: 26 | 1 IRS的人说， 妻子不能claim as dependent，only as spouse, but the tax document
says wife can be claimed as dependent if wife doesn't have income. 有经验的
人朋友帮忙澄清一下吧。 |
s***e
发帖数: 2795 | 2 On a joint tax return, you can claim an exemption for yourself and your
spouse, even if one of you did not work and/or had no income for the entire
tax year. This has the same tax benefit as if you were to claim a dependent.
Now, think about it. What's the point of claiming your spouse as your
dependent? Let's say you can claim her as your dependent, you cannot file "
married filing jointly" filing status. This means, you pay more taxes. Why
did you do that anyway??
document
【在 t*********r 的大作中提到】
: IRS的人说， 妻子不能claim as dependent，only as spouse, but the tax document
: says wife can be claimed as dependent if wife doesn't have income. 有经验的
: 人朋友帮忙澄清一下吧。
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S**I
发帖数: 15689 | 3 这种情况是存在的；譬如dual status报税不能用married filing jointly，但是可以
用married filing seperately，这种情况下，如果spouse自己不报税，就可以claim
spouse的exemption，比报single合算。
entire
dependent.
【在 s***e 的大作中提到】
: On a joint tax return, you can claim an exemption for yourself and your
: spouse, even if one of you did not work and/or had no income for the entire
: tax year. This has the same tax benefit as if you were to claim a dependent.
: Now, think about it. What's the point of claiming your spouse as your
: dependent? Let's say you can claim her as your dependent, you cannot file "
: married filing jointly" filing status. This means, you pay more taxes. Why
: did you do that anyway??
:
: document
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S**I
发帖数: 15689 | 4 spouse作为dependent的情况是存在的（严格地说不是作为dependent，而是在计算
exemption时“相当于”一个dependent）：这个情况是married filing seperately或
者head of household & spouse自己无收入也不报税 & spouse不是其他人的dependent。
document
【在 t*********r 的大作中提到】
: IRS的人说， 妻子不能claim as dependent，only as spouse, but the tax document
: says wife can be claimed as dependent if wife doesn't have income. 有经验的
: 人朋友帮忙澄清一下吧。
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c******r
发帖数: 252 | |
s***e
发帖数: 2795 | 6 Wait for IRS notice.
【在 c******r 的大作中提到】
: 你应该看看，哪种报法剩税，你就应该用哪种。
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o******6
发帖数: 39 | 7 如果是dual status and married,并且根据Publication 519 Choosing Resident
Alien Status, 那么只能file jointly, claim 2 exemption and have standard
deduction. 比file married separately合算很多。
【在 S**I 的大作中提到】
: 这种情况是存在的；譬如dual status报税不能用married filing jointly，但是可以
: 用married filing seperately，这种情况下，如果spouse自己不报税，就可以claim
: spouse的exemption，比报single合算。
:
: entire
: dependent.
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S**I
发帖数: 15689 | 8 看得不仔细；dual status可以用married filing jointly有四个前提，不是说只要是
married就行了。而dual status + married但是不能报married filing jointly的情况
并不是没有。
【在 o******6 的大作中提到】
: 如果是dual status and married,并且根据Publication 519 Choosing Resident
: Alien Status, 那么只能file jointly, claim 2 exemption and have standard
: deduction. 比file married separately合算很多。
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o******6
发帖数: 39 | 9 再细看，non-resident spouse treated as resident,所以前提是已婚，配偶是否是居
民没关系 |
C******r
发帖数: 1385 | 10 还是得加上这段引用：“This includes situations in which one spouse is a
nonresident alien at the beginning of the tax year, but a resident alien at
the end of the year, and the other spouse is a nonresident alien at the end
of the year.
”
you
【在 S**I 的大作中提到】
: 看得不仔细；dual status可以用married filing jointly有四个前提，不是说只要是
: married就行了。而dual status + married但是不能报married filing jointly的情况
: 并不是没有。
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