Taxation - Moving to the Usa
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Taxation - Moving to the Usa
Hi Folks.
Looks like we are off the the USA on a L1-B Visa. But have a question on the taxation.
As i will be working for a US company my wife under an L2 visa will try to get work authorisation to work next year. The question is to what status is it best to file our taxes i.e Married filing jointly or Maried filing sparatley.
Regards
Keith NP
Looks like we are off the the USA on a L1-B Visa. But have a question on the taxation.
As i will be working for a US company my wife under an L2 visa will try to get work authorisation to work next year. The question is to what status is it best to file our taxes i.e Married filing jointly or Maried filing sparatley.
Regards
Keith NP
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Re: Taxation - Moving to the Usa
You don't need to decide until you file the tax return (following April), so you can fill out the return both ways at that time and see which works best. Chances are that it'll be married filing jointly.
Welcome to the US, BTW.
Welcome to the US, BTW.
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Re: Taxation - Moving to the Usa
Originally Posted by Keith NP
Hi Folks.
Looks like we are off the the USA on a L1-B Visa. But have a question on the taxation.
As i will be working for a US company my wife under an L2 visa will try to get work authorisation to work next year. The question is to what status is it best to file our taxes i.e Married filing jointly or Maried filing sparatley.
Regards
Keith NP
Looks like we are off the the USA on a L1-B Visa. But have a question on the taxation.
As i will be working for a US company my wife under an L2 visa will try to get work authorisation to work next year. The question is to what status is it best to file our taxes i.e Married filing jointly or Maried filing sparatley.
Regards
Keith NP
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Re: Taxation - Moving to the Usa
Originally Posted by Keith NP
Hi Folks.
Looks like we are off the the USA on a L1-B Visa. But have a question on the taxation.
As i will be working for a US company my wife under an L2 visa will try to get work authorisation to work next year. The question is to what status is it best to file our taxes i.e Married filing jointly or Maried filing sparatley.
Regards
Keith NP
Looks like we are off the the USA on a L1-B Visa. But have a question on the taxation.
As i will be working for a US company my wife under an L2 visa will try to get work authorisation to work next year. The question is to what status is it best to file our taxes i.e Married filing jointly or Maried filing sparatley.
Regards
Keith NP
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Re: Taxation - Moving to the Usa
Originally Posted by NC Penguin
Which tax return are you refering to? British or American? You will have to file both British and US tax returns (what fun!)...
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Re: Taxation - Moving to the Usa
Originally Posted by Keith NP
Am refering to the US tax returns. HAve read that as both of us are nonresident aliens we cannot file as married filing jointly.
* you probably have to be here for at least six months during the calendar year to qualify as resident for tax
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Re: Taxation - Moving to the Usa
Originally Posted by Keith NP
Am refering to the US tax returns. HAve read that as both of us are nonresident aliens we cannot file as married filing jointly.
My wife and i are here on L visas and file jointly (done by Deloitte who seem to know what they are doing)
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Re: Taxation - Moving to the Usa
[QUOTE=AdobePinon]Look on the IRS web site (www.irs.gov) for publication 519 (tax guide for aliens). I'm not 100% sure, but I think that you'll find that being here on the L visa (see 'substantial presence test'*) will make you a resident for tax purposes (not resident for immigration purposes). If so, you file taxes in the same way as a US citizen.
* you probably have to be here for at least six months during the calendar year to qualify as resident for tax[/QUOTE]
Not sure about L visas but we filed as resident for tax within 2 months of arrival on GC's.
* you probably have to be here for at least six months during the calendar year to qualify as resident for tax[/QUOTE]
Not sure about L visas but we filed as resident for tax within 2 months of arrival on GC's.
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Originally Posted by Angry White Pyjamas
Not sure about L visas but we filed as resident for tax within 2 months of arrival on GC's.
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Originally Posted by Angry White Pyjamas
* you probably have to be here for at least six months during the calendar year to qualify as resident for tax[/QUOTE]
Not sure about L visas but we filed as resident for tax within 2 months of arrival on GC's.