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HOPE2
Level 9
Sunday
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Hi everyone, I hope you enjoyed the holidays.
On the new version of Form 1040, it states: "If treating a nonresident alien or dual-status alien spouse as a U.S. resident for the entire tax year, check the box and enter their name (see instructions and attach statement if required)."
I have reviewed Pub. 519, Chapter 1. My question is: What is the reasoning behind this addition?
and I did not find any sample statement for as well.
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TaxGuyBill
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An attached statement has always been required in order to make the election.
If I had to guess, that line was added to the 1040 because (a) people were treating it that way without including the required information so this is a reminder that they can't randomly do it without an election and/or (b) to help the IRS computers look for the election.
Here is the direct link to the section in Publication 519 that lists the information that is required to be in the statement/election:
https://www.irs.gov/publications/p519#en_US_2023_publink1000222196
