Subject: lads' tax return

From: Xinjian Guo -- Yale Astronomy Dept <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 15 Mar 94 09:02:18 CST

We have been seeing a lot discussion on CSPAs' tax return, but little on
lads' return. Since most of lads got their Employment Authorization cards
after they filed the PR application last Aug.-Oct. and probably started
to work before the end of 1993, they have to file tax return for 1993.
Then what visa status should they put on their tax return forms? F-2? J-2?
or 'pending for PR'? What forms should they use? 1040NR or 1040? Can they
still benefit from US-China tax treaty? Since the lads' case is so special,
you can't find very satisfactory answers for these questions from the 
tax Pub.519 or 901. I raise them here to start a new round of discussion
on tax return stuff. Any opinions, suggestions, comments will definitely
help everyone out. Thanks folks,

XJGUO

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From: Heshun Chen <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 15 Mar 94 10:08:55 CST

Hi, 

In my opinion, one good way to file LAD's tax return is filing with CSPA
principal (or say under principal) as married file combined (if it is
for a spouse) using form 1040. This is a very simple way and it can take fairly good standard deduction
and it doesn't need to bother to mention anything about LAD's visa status. 

Good luck.
hnchen