Re: US citizen TAX question!
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For peace of mind, contacting a US tax specialist for ex-pats is a good idea, however they are very expensive so one option would be to first file "married filing separate" and see what happens, knowing that the IRS will track you down if necessary so you can make any adjustments and that you did the right thing by filing and they will recongize that.
Every once in awhile the organization "Americans Abroad" holds an event where a panel of US tax specialists present the latest on the US tax situation for ex-pats and the public can ask questions. If I remember correctly, at the last event they said non-US spouses can be taxed and that the best option is to get a pre-nup before marriage so your finances remain separate.
That doesn't help you now, but see link below, and following excerpts:
"You may have US tax filing obligations even if you aren't earning any money but are married to someone who did have income."
There is also the possibility of submitting the foreign earned income exclusion, if your/his income was less than $99, 200 (for 2014); so then you would submit a 1040-EZ form, and a 2555-EZ form and put down 0 on both and not be obliged to pay any taxes, only to file the paperwork. Otherwise, that amount can be subtracted from his total income:
"The Foreign Earned Income Exclusion (FEIE, using IRS Form 2555) allows you to exclude a certain amount of your EARNED income from US tax. For tax year 2014 this exclusion was $99,200."
https://americansabroad.org/issues/taxation/us-taxes-abroad-dummies/