I'm US and my soon-to-be husband is UK. I've been working in the US and have had money withheld based on being married filing joint for 2004 taxes. However, it did not occur to me that him not being a US citizen would change things. It seems pretty clear that we should keep our finances separate until we have a better understanding of all the legalities (or can hire someone to advise us), but I need to figure out what to do for 2004 taxes.
1. If I file married separate, do I still claim him as an exemption?
2. If I do, will he have to pay taxes on his UK income?
We still haven't decided which country we'll settle in. But I don't think that matters for tax purposes for 2004, since all his income is UK and all mine will be US. However, 2005 taxes will be fun...