My Brother-In-Law is a US Green Card holder from 2001, but living in India from late 2004. He visited US couple of times during this time to maintain the Permanent Resident status. He also has Re-Entry permit. He is eligible to apply for citizenship in May 2006. He is married in 2002 and has a kid. His wife lived in US for 2 years in 2002-2004 on H1 but she left for India in 2004 after the expirty of the visa. My BIL wanted to sponsor the Green Card for his wife once he gets citizenship and then bring her back to USA instead of she living here on H1 visa. To continue preserving his permanent resident status, he is obligated to file taxes as a resident for 2005. His only income would be about $6K from Interest and $10K one contract work he did briefly.
(total $15K) Here we have couple of questions.
1) Should he be filing as "married filing separately" (since his wife is lives in India) or "married filing jointly"?
2) Can he show his wife and kid as dependents even though they did not live
in USA during the year 2004
3) What would be the total income tax approximately
Thanks
gcmani
(total $15K) Here we have couple of questions.
1) Should he be filing as "married filing separately" (since his wife is lives in India) or "married filing jointly"?
2) Can he show his wife and kid as dependents even though they did not live
in USA during the year 2004
3) What would be the total income tax approximately
Thanks
gcmani
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