主题：【求助】纽约州税，我到底是single还是married -- 无间地狱狐
穷学生，没两个钱，向来报税不积极，头大的很
去年结婚，老婆没来美国，
报税的话，我是按single算么，
如果LD来了美国呢？要报税貌似还有啥w-7，itin 号，网上晃了一大圈也没弄明白，大家帮帮忙啊，晕死了。
谢啦，上花.
再问，如果是Married filing joint return可是LD还没过来，她没ssn啊，it-203要填spouse的ssn呀。
Updated: 友来有趣 Gives a better answer. If it works, I would suggest follow that advice.
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Below are my understanding, you may want to talk to the international student office for free tax consultation.
If you file as married, you need provide spouse SSN or ITN, which you don't have.
When your wife comes, you can change your status and file as married filing joint. IRS does not really care about your status, as far as you don't file duplicated form (like you & your wife file together, then your wife files her own), they are ok.
花谢。还在struggle中
等他们发现，再补吧。。我好像这么搞过一回。后来，老婆来后去办了税号。
要嫌麻烦，就报单身。
当然报married啦，你是嫌钱多，想向负债累累的山姆大叔捐款？除非你的收入本来就是全免税的，否则肯定要Married filing joint return。LD的SSN今年先写999-99-9999，跟着税表一起还可以附一张W-7为LD申请一个ITIN号，明年就可以填进去。W-7是一张一页的表格。很好填。外链出处
报税的秘诀就是在任何税法中的规定fuzzy的时候，选择少交税的那一种。不要撒谎，但永远选择对自己最有利的解释。