The rules largely depend on the immigration status of the person (resident alien, nonresident alien,
dual status alien) and apply to taxable income and tax withholdings.
• A person who was a nonresident alien or
dual status alien during any part of the year.
Not exact matches
To do this, you would use either Choosing Resident
Alien Status (if your spouse is resident or dual status for 2014) or Nonresident Spouse Treated as Resident (if your spouse is nonresident for
Status (if your spouse is resident or
dual status for 2014) or Nonresident Spouse Treated as Resident (if your spouse is nonresident for
status for 2014) or Nonresident Spouse Treated as Resident (if your spouse is nonresident for 2014).
These taxpayers include «nonresident
aliens,
dual -
status aliens and individuals who file returns for periods of less than 12 months due to a change in accounting periods.»
Now if I'm a
dual -
status alien, I know I have to file 1040, specify at the top of the form that I'm a
dual -
status alien, and attach a «statement» for January - April foreign income (i.e., while I was overseas as a non-resident
alien).
Will it be a
Dual Alien Status in my wife's case (H4 to F1) and just went to India for a month or 2 in June 2017 for her stamping from H4 to F1.
Do I need to file my tax return as a non-resident
alien for the entire year or do I file under
dual status?
A nonresident
alien, including (1) a
dual -
status alien in the first year of U.S. residency and (2) a nonresident
alien or
dual -
status alien who elects to file a joint return with a U.S. spouse;
The word «including» is significant, since it means nonresident
aliens, and also
dual -
status aliens or those who file jointly with a US spouse.