Income Tax Refund Address

Question: Filing Jointly – my income, and my wife form 1042S?

I need an advice on what is the best way to file jointly with my wife for 2008 taxes considering the following situation

My wife was a Fulbright scholar in the first half of 2008, and we got married in the 2nd half of 2008. Since she had a Fulbright scholarship, she receives the 1042S, and when my wife files for the taxes the refund portion from the Fulbright scholarship should be refunded the Fulbright and not my wife, So basically my wife should use the Fulbright office address on the taxes filing form and the Fulbright office will receive the refund check.

Now, since my wife didn’t have any income in 2008 except for her Fulbright scholarship, i would like to file jointly to take advantage of her standard deduction.

My question is:

-how am I suppose to file, so I will get refund check for my income, and the Fulbright office will get refund check for the scholarship portion?

Answer: You put the correct address on the tax return.
You attach any statements needed (see pub 519, page 10) to treat your wife as a resident alien for tax purposes.

You manually calculate the refund that comes from the scholarship and your wife writes them a check.

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