Hello I am a US citizen and my wife is in Canada. I have applied for Canadian PR. I have all US income and she has all Canadian income (she worked but less than I did)
I tried googling it but I am still unsure of the answer. Can I file married jointly? Because on turbo tax I would get a big return. If I file married separately I would have to pay.
The problem I have is when I type in turbo tax married filing jointly she needs a ssn or an ITN number and there isn't enough time to apply for an ITN number (takes about 6 weeks). Kind of confused with what to do.
Is it legal to file as single to avoid the complication?
I tried googling it but I am still unsure of the answer. Can I file married jointly? Because on turbo tax I would get a big return. If I file married separately I would have to pay.
The problem I have is when I type in turbo tax married filing jointly she needs a ssn or an ITN number and there isn't enough time to apply for an ITN number (takes about 6 weeks). Kind of confused with what to do.
Is it legal to file as single to avoid the complication?