Not exact matches
Claiming an exemption for your spouse is a completely different thing
from filing as Married Filing Jointly (which you as a
nonresident alien can not do anyway).
However, the election to file a joint return with a U.S. resident
alien spouse has no effect upon the
nonresident alien spouse's liability for social security and Medicare taxes if the
nonresident alien spouse is an F - 1 student who is exempt
from counting days of presence in the U.S. toward the substantial presence test in 2009.
You are a
nonresident alien, but you can file Form 1040NR - EZ instead of Form 1040NR if your U.S. income only comes
from the following sources:
You must also use this form if you were a
nonresident alien who did not engage in US business, but received income
from US sources that are reportable on Schedule NEC.
Workers who are
nonresident aliens can also be excluded as long as they do not receive U.S. wages or other service compensation
from the employer.
I am
nonresident alien student in US
from India and filing 2016 federal tax using 1040 - NREZ.
I'm a
nonresident alien (Canadian working online earning money
from a US company).
You had any federal income tax withheld
from those withdrawals (referred to as
nonresident alien withholding).
Foreign shareholders (i.e.,
nonresident alien individuals and foreign corporations, partnerships, trusts and estates) are generally subject to U.S. withholding tax at the rate of 30 % (or a lower tax treaty rate) on distributions derived
from net investment income and short - term capital gains; provided, however, that U.S. source interest related dividends and short - term capital gain dividends generally are not subject to U.S. withholding taxes if the fund elects to make reports with respect to such dividends.