Hello I recently got married and making changes to my W4 forms. I am a resident alien working on H1B Visa, My visa is here in US since last month on H4. We are residing in Minnesota, so while filing Minnesota tax form, very first question is Marital Status. Options:Single;Married, but legally separated or spouse is non resident alienMarriedMarried but withhold at higher single rate My question is Do I need to select option 1 or 2? Does my wife treated as resident alien as she is on dependent visa

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ajinkya3040

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W4 form with single income and married filing jointly

Forum|Forum|1 year ago
September 23, 2024
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Hello

I recently got married and making changes to my W4 forms. I am a resident alien working on H1B Visa, My visa is here in US since last month on H4. We are residing in Minnesota, so while filing Minnesota tax form, very first question is Marital Status.

Options:

Single;Married, but legally separated or spouse is non resident alien
Married
Married but withhold at higher single rate

My question is Do I need to select option 1 or 2? Does my wife treated as resident alien as she is on dependent visa

Anonymous_

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pk12_2

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@ajinkya3040 , generally the tax status of the dependent visa holder is the same as that of the Primary visa holder. Thus your wife's H-4 visa gives her the same tax status as you -- Resident for tax purposes. However to file jointly with her she does need a tax ID --- in her case an ITIN. ( issued by the IRS ).

And yes you are married and your spouse lives with you , your filing / choice should reflect that.

Is there more I can do for you ? BWT, which country are you and your spouse from ( only for purposes of treaty considerations ).?