Income Taxes paid thru employer but not filed

[Brandon_tn 0]

I am a notorious procrastonator when it comes to Income taxes. I pay my income taxes thru my employer and always get a refund due to deductions from a side business. My wife doesnt work, but still owns a business in her country that has minimal to no income for the past 2 years. It wasnt until we put together the evidence of relationship that we realized we needed to have our tax returns competed. I still have to do our 07, 08 and now 09. I know thats pretty bad to let it go for so long. We needed to send in the application before we could do the taxes. We have a biometics appointment already.

Q. if we have the biometrics appointment scheduled already, does that mean they dont need anymore evidence and we wont be scheduled for an interview?

Q. How likely is it that they will require the tax returns be comlpeted?

thanks in advance for any info.

Brandon

[v333k 59]

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Q. if we have the biometrics appointment scheduled already, does that mean they dont need anymore evidence and we wont be scheduled for an interview?

biometrics are a general step that everyone goes through prior to anyone at USCIS takes a look at your application beyond the correctness.

So no, that doesn't mean you don't need anymore tax returns as evidence.

Q. How likely is it that they will require the tax returns be comlpeted?

It really depends on your evidence and how much support you sent, but there are a lot of people who don't send it and get a request for their tax returns.

I've heard that you can still file your tax returns even if you are late - so I suggest you put your mind to it and get them done and filed. If they ask for them then at least have them filed. Taxes are essential in the US and you shouldn't, as you put it, procrastinate about it.

Look at the www.irs.gov and look into filing taxes late.

Good luck!!!

Edited January 6, 2010 by v333k

[Dakine10 5,452]

I am a notorious procrastonator when it comes to Income taxes. I pay my income taxes thru my employer and always get a refund due to deductions from a side business. My wife doesnt work, but still owns a business in her country that has minimal to no income for the past 2 years. It wasnt until we put together the evidence of relationship that we realized we needed to have our tax returns competed. I still have to do our 07, 08 and now 09. I know thats pretty bad to let it go for so long. We needed to send in the application before we could do the taxes. We have a biometics appointment already.

Q. if we have the biometrics appointment scheduled already, does that mean they dont need anymore evidence and we wont be scheduled for an interview?

Q. How likely is it that they will require the tax returns be comlpeted?

thanks in advance for any info.

Brandon

I just want to say first, procrastination would be putting off doing your taxes off until April. Having not filed since 2007 is a little more than procrastination. It's a little risky to just assume you have no tax liability, because if you do have tax liability, you run the risk of facing criminal charges which can put your immigration status at risk.

If I were you, I would file the taxes ASAP, before everyone else starts filing and the system bogs down. Assuming you get an RFE, evidence of joint filing would obviously be a helpful thing. Filing would also eliminate any potential legal problems such as tax evasion from impacting your status.

If you really have no tax liability, then in many instances you are not required to file taxes. Still, since you would get both a tax refund and really good evidence that you may still need for removing conditions, you still have good reasons to file.

[Dakine10 5,452]

As for how long it would take a tax accountant to process your returns, difficult to say. Having a side business and your wife's foreign business make it more complicated. They should be able to give you an estimate when you take it in.

Once it's filed, you can use a copy of the 1040 etc. as evidence. You don't have to wait for the IRS to process the return.

[Dakine10 5,452]

One more thing. Sorry I can't edit for some reason.

If you decide to file citizenship later, there is a question that asks if you ever failed to file taxes since you became an LPR. You really don't want to have to check yes on that question.

Once you do file, it's considered filing late, but you have then taken care of your obligation to file for that year.