I'm in USA, my wife and daughter in China, how to file tax return? I'm a USA citizen, got married with a Chinese citizen in China in 2010, and had a daughter in China in 2011.
My daughter is with my wife in China all time while I'm in the states most of time. I went to China and live with them for one to two months every year.
I got a ITIN number for my wife in 2011.
My daughter is a USA citizen born abroad, I got her USA passport and SSN this year.
Should I file tax return as Married filing jointly? That's what I did last and this year.
How many months should I answer to the question that whether my daughter is living with you? I answered '1 month' last year while interpreting that YOU as me only; then realized that YOU could mean me and my wife cuz I filed married filing jointly, I answered '12 months' this year.
Did I answer any of these wrong?
JFR, I did try to have it done by professionals, I went to Philadlephia and Manhattan Chinatown, but the accountants told me that I should decide for myself. I was totally pissed off, so I decided to do it online with TurboTax myself.
But I'm still confused, could anybody help? |