Can I claim my foreign wife as my dependent?
Sep 6th 2006, 5:07 pm
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Can I claim my foreign wife as my dependent?
I am a US citizen, living in China now. I'm happily married to a local
Chinese woman. Since my money here is pretty good that she doesn't need
to work. Although I'm an American, she is still a proud Chinese and has
no desire to become an American. My question is when I file the income
tax next year, can I still claim her as my dependent? since she doesn't
have a US social security number.
Thanks in advance.
Chinese woman. Since my money here is pretty good that she doesn't need
to work. Although I'm an American, she is still a proud Chinese and has
no desire to become an American. My question is when I file the income
tax next year, can I still claim her as my dependent? since she doesn't
have a US social security number.
Thanks in advance.
Sep 6th 2006, 5:27 pm
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Re: Can I claim my foreign wife as my dependent?
It seems that you can do pretty much whatever you want ( include her as
a dependant or not or even file a joint return ):
http://www.irs.gov/publications/p54/ar02.html#d0e8029
Regarding the SSN, she can get an ITIN and use it in lieu of the SSN ;
for that, you would use form W-7:
http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/fw7.pdf
[email protected] wrote:
> I am a US citizen, living in China now. I'm happily married to a local
> Chinese woman. Since my money here is pretty good that she doesn't need
> to work. Although I'm an American, she is still a proud Chinese and has
> no desire to become an American. My question is when I file the income
> tax next year, can I still claim her as my dependent? since she doesn't
> have a US social security number.
>
> Thanks in advance.
a dependant or not or even file a joint return ):
http://www.irs.gov/publications/p54/ar02.html#d0e8029
Regarding the SSN, she can get an ITIN and use it in lieu of the SSN ;
for that, you would use form W-7:
http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/fw7.pdf
[email protected] wrote:
> I am a US citizen, living in China now. I'm happily married to a local
> Chinese woman. Since my money here is pretty good that she doesn't need
> to work. Although I'm an American, she is still a proud Chinese and has
> no desire to become an American. My question is when I file the income
> tax next year, can I still claim her as my dependent? since she doesn't
> have a US social security number.
>
> Thanks in advance.
Sep 16th 2006, 6:34 am
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Re: Can I claim my foreign wife as my dependent?
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> It seems that you can do pretty much whatever you want ( include her as
> a dependant or not or even file a joint return ):
> http://www.irs.gov/publications/p54/ar02.html#d0e8029
> Regarding the SSN, she can get an ITIN and use it in lieu of the SSN ;
> for that, you would use form W-7:
> http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/fw7.pdf
> [email protected] wrote:
>> I am a US citizen, living in China now. I'm happily married to a local
>> Chinese woman. Since my money here is pretty good that she doesn't need
>> to work. Although I'm an American, she is still a proud Chinese and has
>> no desire to become an American. My question is when I file the income
>> tax next year, can I still claim her as my dependent? since she doesn't
>> have a US social security number.
Of course you can claim her as a dependant. The IRS is making you pay taxes
to the US aren't they? You know even if you gave up your US citizenship
they'd STILL go after you for income tax!
>> Thanks in advance.
>
news:[email protected] oups.com...
> It seems that you can do pretty much whatever you want ( include her as
> a dependant or not or even file a joint return ):
> http://www.irs.gov/publications/p54/ar02.html#d0e8029
> Regarding the SSN, she can get an ITIN and use it in lieu of the SSN ;
> for that, you would use form W-7:
> http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/fw7.pdf
> [email protected] wrote:
>> I am a US citizen, living in China now. I'm happily married to a local
>> Chinese woman. Since my money here is pretty good that she doesn't need
>> to work. Although I'm an American, she is still a proud Chinese and has
>> no desire to become an American. My question is when I file the income
>> tax next year, can I still claim her as my dependent? since she doesn't
>> have a US social security number.
Of course you can claim her as a dependant. The IRS is making you pay taxes
to the US aren't they? You know even if you gave up your US citizenship
they'd STILL go after you for income tax!
>> Thanks in advance.
>
