hi wonderful people!
US expat in England, here. I moved to the UK this year on a spouse visa. i worked in the US until June 2011 and i've worked here since July 2011.
i have never understood how to file on my own. i've only ever used h&r block and turbo tax to file.
one thing i've noticed is that turbo tax (which is what i used to file last year from within the USA) has a reputation of not accepting foreign addresses. however, i saw on their website that as of today (15 march, 2012) they are accepting foreign addresses for online filing...
Can I e-file with a foreign address? - TurboTax® Software Support
so i just want to take the easy way out. i know, i'm a coward. will this be okay? i mean, will i need to do anything beyond change of address and follow the directions from turbo tax?
sorry if i sound completely clueless... it's mainly because i am. :confused2:
i dont own a business, i've never been self employed... nothing special beyond living and working outside the US for less than a year.
the only thing i actually understand is that i should file as married, but filing seperately for myself.
the last thing i'm not sure of is how to declare any income from my job here in the UK... is it just considered "extra income"? and how do i prove it?
that's all for that... but now i have a semi-related question:
my wife lived with me in the us and filed taxes for 2010 when she worked as a nanny. she's english, doesnt have a greencard, and didnt work in the us in 2011, but she did live there til april 2011. will she need to file anything?
oh my. thanks for reading my completely pathetic thread.
US expat in England, here. I moved to the UK this year on a spouse visa. i worked in the US until June 2011 and i've worked here since July 2011.
i have never understood how to file on my own. i've only ever used h&r block and turbo tax to file.
one thing i've noticed is that turbo tax (which is what i used to file last year from within the USA) has a reputation of not accepting foreign addresses. however, i saw on their website that as of today (15 march, 2012) they are accepting foreign addresses for online filing...
Can I e-file with a foreign address? - TurboTax® Software Support
so i just want to take the easy way out. i know, i'm a coward. will this be okay? i mean, will i need to do anything beyond change of address and follow the directions from turbo tax?
sorry if i sound completely clueless... it's mainly because i am. :confused2:
i dont own a business, i've never been self employed... nothing special beyond living and working outside the US for less than a year.
the only thing i actually understand is that i should file as married, but filing seperately for myself.
the last thing i'm not sure of is how to declare any income from my job here in the UK... is it just considered "extra income"? and how do i prove it?
that's all for that... but now i have a semi-related question:
my wife lived with me in the us and filed taxes for 2010 when she worked as a nanny. she's english, doesnt have a greencard, and didnt work in the us in 2011, but she did live there til april 2011. will she need to file anything?
oh my. thanks for reading my completely pathetic thread.