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Federal Tax Filing for Petitioner after Marriage

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Not sure if there's any discussion similar to this already, and if this concerns other VJ members. It's tax filing time. We're just curious what status husband (US citizen who petitioned me under K1 fiancee visa) uses for his tax filing - is it married filing jointly or married filing separately? I am not working yet as am waiting for EAD approval. And I was employed in my country up to last year before coming to the US and getting married. Let me know what others in the same case are doing. Thanks.
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If you have a Social Security number it is better for you to file married filing jointly even if only one spouse had income. The tax rates are lower this way.

SSN is not the determining factor as to whether you file joint or separate

YMMV

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Not sure if there's any discussion similar to this already, and if this concerns other VJ members. It's tax filing time. We're just curious what status husband (US citizen who petitioned me under K1 fiancee visa) uses for his tax filing - is it married filing jointly or married filing separately? I am not working yet as am waiting for EAD approval. And I was employed in my country up to last year before coming to the US and getting married. Let me know what others in the same case are doing. Thanks.

The answer is married filing jointly... one of the few benefits of getting married = tax break :)

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6/23/2006 - recieved by MSC

6/27/2006 - notice date on NOA

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9/29/2006 - :( nothing touched, no letters no emails :(:( ---- waiting., will send letter to congressman monday

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10/2/2006 9:30 PM PST, 5 email ead approved, will mail me new card

10/6/2006 10:30 AM PST, got 3 emails saying that they have mailed out an approval letter for my EAD... hmmm wheres the damn EAD,

10/7/2006 - Got EAD with a TYPO in a#!!!! in the mail

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Not sure if there's any discussion similar to this already, and if this concerns other VJ members. It's tax filing time. We're just curious what status husband (US citizen who petitioned me under K1 fiancee visa) uses for his tax filing - is it married filing jointly or married filing separately? I am not working yet as am waiting for EAD approval. And I was employed in my country up to last year before coming to the US and getting married. Let me know what others in the same case are doing. Thanks.

The answer is married filing jointly... one of the few benefits of getting married = tax break :)

What if we got married the 21st of December? I filed for a new SSN and name change 1st week of January, but I was legally married in 2007.... my husband didn't work in the US that year... so do I file as married, or single?

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Not sure if there's any discussion similar to this already, and if this concerns other VJ members. It's tax filing time. We're just curious what status husband (US citizen who petitioned me under K1 fiancee visa) uses for his tax filing - is it married filing jointly or married filing separately? I am not working yet as am waiting for EAD approval. And I was employed in my country up to last year before coming to the US and getting married. Let me know what others in the same case are doing. Thanks.

The answer is married filing jointly... one of the few benefits of getting married = tax break :)

What if we got married the 21st of December? I filed for a new SSN and name change 1st week of January, but I was legally married in 2007.... my husband didn't work in the US that year... so do I file as married, or single?

You file based on your marital status as of the last day of the tax year....

The answer is married filing jointly... one of the few benefits of getting married = tax break :)

This is true most of the time but there are situations and circumstances when it actually can penalize....

YMMV

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I would contact a qualified accountant and ask this question.

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Not sure if there's any discussion similar to this already, and if this concerns other VJ members. It's tax filing time. We're just curious what status husband (US citizen who petitioned me under K1 fiancee visa) uses for his tax filing - is it married filing jointly or married filing separately? I am not working yet as am waiting for EAD approval. And I was employed in my country up to last year before coming to the US and getting married. Let me know what others in the same case are doing. Thanks.

The answer is married filing jointly... one of the few benefits of getting married = tax break :)

What if we got married the 21st of December? I filed for a new SSN and name change 1st week of January, but I was legally married in 2007.... my husband didn't work in the US that year... so do I file as married, or single?

Richard and I got married on 12/31 (not this year of course) and we filed jointly. He had no SSN and we got him an ITIN...No problem. He had no US income and it helped "my" tax position....saved us $$$$

Bette

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A word of caution about using an ITIN. Many illegal aliens use ITIN's and the IRS cannot distinguish between a legal resident and an illegal resident when you file taxes. The only reason I am mentioning this is because there is an effort in the Senate to prevent anyone using an ITIN in 2007 from getting the tax rebate proposed in the stimulus plan. For this reason, I am going to wait until my spouse gets her SSN and then file for 2007.

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A word of caution about using an ITIN. Many illegal aliens use ITIN's and the IRS cannot distinguish between a legal resident and an illegal resident when you file taxes. The only reason I am mentioning this is because there is an effort in the Senate to prevent anyone using an ITIN in 2007 from getting the tax rebate proposed in the stimulus plan. For this reason, I am going to wait until my spouse gets her SSN and then file for 2007.

It was not an issue when we filed and if we had waited for the deadline it would have taken us past the 4/15 deadline for sure. I guess the USC could file as single and do an amended return later, but I would certainly ask the advise of an good CPA (not just a tax preparer).

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Not sure if there's any discussion similar to this already, and if this concerns other VJ members. It's tax filing time. We're just curious what status husband (US citizen who petitioned me under K1 fiancee visa) uses for his tax filing - is it married filing jointly or married filing separately? I am not working yet as am waiting for EAD approval. And I was employed in my country up to last year before coming to the US and getting married. Let me know what others in the same case are doing. Thanks.

The answer is married filing jointly... one of the few benefits of getting married = tax break :)

What if we got married the 21st of December? I filed for a new SSN and name change 1st week of January, but I was legally married in 2007.... my husband didn't work in the US that year... so do I file as married, or single?

I know the answer to your question, because we are in the process of filing and getting all of our documents together. The IRS considers you married for the entire year of 2007 if you were married on 12-31-07. So you should file as married.

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Not sure if there's any discussion similar to this already, and if this concerns other VJ members. It's tax filing time. We're just curious what status husband (US citizen who petitioned me under K1 fiancee visa) uses for his tax filing - is it married filing jointly or married filing separately? I am not working yet as am waiting for EAD approval. And I was employed in my country up to last year before coming to the US and getting married. Let me know what others in the same case are doing. Thanks.

The answer is married filing jointly... one of the few benefits of getting married = tax break :)

What if we got married the 21st of December? I filed for a new SSN and name change 1st week of January, but I was legally married in 2007.... my husband didn't work in the US that year... so do I file as married, or single?

I know the answer to your question, because we are in the process of filing and getting all of our documents together. The IRS considers you married for the entire year of 2007 if you were married on 12-31-07. So you should file as married.

For more information look at IRS publication 519 http://www.irs.gov/publications/p519/ch01.html

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