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I'm a bit confused as to what rlb was saying. Her PhD grant was from a Canadian University. The income she made will be declared on our joint tax return as total worldwide income. That would be subject to taxation but I am using form 2555 to specifically exclude what she made whilst in Canada. In pu...

Thank you for the very helpful information Nelson. As her grant for her PhD was tax exempt, I would need to exclude the amount (form 2555) as she has no tax paid for which to take credit.

Hi, I am currently on a TN visa working in the US since 2009. My wife and I were married in Canada in September 2012 and she moved to US shortly thereafter on a TN dependent visa. She doesn't pass the substantial presence test and is considered non-resident alien for 2012. For 2012 she was a student...