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File as married or single - Married to Brit
« on: July 23, 2018, 11:14:47 PM »
I plan on talking to a financial advisor/tax professional about this as well but I wanted to get thoughts first.

My husband and I file taxes as married now in the US. He is still a British citizen (not a US citizen) and I am a US citizen.

When we move over there, I know I'll have to keep filing US taxes as well but my question is... since he is a British citizen and will be working for a local company (not transferring over with his current US company like I will be), he will not have to continue paying US taxes, correct?

If not, should I continue filing as married? If I do, will that provide complications in regards to him? Or... would it just appear as if we are still filing as married but only 1 of us has a taxable income? Almost as if he were unemployed here.


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Re: File as married or single - Married to Brit
« Reply #1 on: July 23, 2018, 11:28:08 PM »
I plan on talking to a financial advisor/tax professional about this as well but I wanted to get thoughts first.

My husband and I file taxes as married now in the US. He is still a British citizen (not a US citizen) and I am a US citizen.

When we move over there, I know I'll have to keep filing US taxes as well but my question is... since he is a British citizen and will be working for a local company (not transferring over with his current US company like I will be), he will not have to continue paying US taxes, correct?

If not, should I continue filing as married? If I do, will that provide complications in regards to him? Or... would it just appear as if we are still filing as married but only 1 of us has a taxable income? Almost as if he were unemployed here.
I believe you'd file "married filing separately" as long as he is not an active green card holder maintaining residency status in the US, or a dual citizen in the US. If he is either of those things he would still have to file US taxes.


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Re: File as married or single - Married to Brit
« Reply #2 on: July 23, 2018, 11:45:58 PM »
Gotcha. Yeah he is currently a green card holder but when we moved over there, we are doing it for good. I doubt he will be getting his US citizenship before we leave (even thought I think he should).


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Re: File as married or single - Married to Brit
« Reply #3 on: July 24, 2018, 08:41:05 AM »
Once he gives up the green card, and you no longer live in the US, you would normally file as "married filing separately".
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Re: File as married or single - Married to Brit
« Reply #4 on: July 24, 2018, 11:03:39 AM »
Sounds like "married, filing separately" is the way to go :)
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Re: File as married or single - Married to Brit
« Reply #5 on: July 24, 2018, 04:47:52 PM »
LPR? An LPR giving up a green card must file a form 8854 to end IRS obligations. Without it, they are still subject to US taxation.


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