Answer the following Essential Question: John and Mary Baker married on January 1^st 2019. He is a U.S citizen, and resides at 2110 Newkirk Ave Brooklyn NY. His wife lives in Jamaica all of 2019 and is not a US resident or citizen. Her annual salary is equivalent to approximately 25,000 US dollars. What filing status option will benefit him the most for 2019?

Your answer should be 100+ words and is due no later than Wednesday, 11:59pm.

Your reply to at least one of your classmates is due no later than Sunday, 11:59pm.

Guiding Hints:

- What two options are available to him?

- Which option will cause him to pay less taxes?

- Can someone be legally married and still be treated as unmarried for tax purposes?