unpayed taxes

[martinbr 1]

I believe this is going to disqualify my petition. I make enough to qualify for affidavit of support under one job that I had. But I had a roofing business as a second income that failed miserably for the past 4 years. I finally called it quits on this business. I owe taxes on this business for the years 2004-2007. I won't be able to get them payed off for awhile. Do these have to get cleared up before I can proceed with my petition? So my question is that any unpaid taxes have to be brought up to current to get my wife over to this country? Or do you just have to qualify on the affidavit of support and have your returns sent in?

thanks,

martinbr

[pushbrk 13,268]

I believe this is going to disqualify my petition. I make enough to qualify for affidavit of support under one job that I had. But I had a roofing business as a second income that failed miserably for the past 4 years. I finally called it quits on this business. I owe taxes on this business for the years 2004-2007. I won't be able to get them payed off for awhile. Do these have to get cleared up before I can proceed with my petition? So my question is that any unpaid taxes have to be brought up to current to get my wife over to this country? Or do you just have to qualify on the affidavit of support and have your returns sent in?

thanks,

martinbr

Debt, whether private or tax, is not a consideration in the immigration process. You must file the returns in order to provide copies with your affidavit. There are no other tax related considerations.

[martinbr 1]

I believe this is going to disqualify my petition. I make enough to qualify for affidavit of support under one job that I had. But I had a roofing business as a second income that failed miserably for the past 4 years. I finally called it quits on this business. I owe taxes on this business for the years 2004-2007. I won't be able to get them payed off for awhile. Do these have to get cleared up before I can proceed with my petition? So my question is that any unpaid taxes have to be brought up to current to get my wife over to this country? Or do you just have to qualify on the affidavit of support and have your returns sent in?

thanks,

martinbr

Debt, whether private or tax, is not a consideration in the immigration process. You must file the returns in order to provide copies with your affidavit. There are no other tax related considerations.

So, what you are saying is that it doesn't matter whether the taxes where paid or not, as long as I filed my returns I won't have a problem?

martinbr

[Dakine 26]

I believe this is going to disqualify my petition. I make enough to qualify for affidavit of support under one job that I had. But I had a roofing business as a second income that failed miserably for the past 4 years. I finally called it quits on this business. I owe taxes on this business for the years 2004-2007. I won't be able to get them payed off for awhile. Do these have to get cleared up before I can proceed with my petition? So my question is that any unpaid taxes have to be brought up to current to get my wife over to this country? Or do you just have to qualify on the affidavit of support and have your returns sent in?

thanks,

martinbr

Debt, whether private or tax, is not a consideration in the immigration process. You must file the returns in order to provide copies with your affidavit. There are no other tax related considerations.

So, what you are saying is that it doesn't matter whether the taxes where paid or not, as long as I filed my returns I won't have a problem?

martinbr

Believe it or not that's the way it is. Don't think you even have to file them. Just have a copy of the 1040, W2s or 1099s you would have filed. USCIS doesn't seem to communicate with IRS. Weird!!!

Edited July 26, 2008 by Haole

[martinbr 1]

I believe this is going to disqualify my petition. I make enough to qualify for affidavit of support under one job that I had. But I had a roofing business as a second income that failed miserably for the past 4 years. I finally called it quits on this business. I owe taxes on this business for the years 2004-2007. I won't be able to get them payed off for awhile. Do these have to get cleared up before I can proceed with my petition? So my question is that any unpaid taxes have to be brought up to current to get my wife over to this country? Or do you just have to qualify on the affidavit of support and have your returns sent in?

thanks,

martinbr

Debt, whether private or tax, is not a consideration in the immigration process. You must file the returns in order to provide copies with your affidavit. There are no other tax related considerations.

So, what you are saying is that it doesn't matter whether the taxes where paid or not, as long as I filed my returns I won't have a problem?

martinbr

Believe it or not that's the way it is. Don't think you even have to file them. Just have a copy of the 1040, W2s or 1099s you would have filed. USCIS doesn't seem to communicate with IRS. Weird!!!

Well that's good news, but it still is a indication that I am in a financial mess and to be honest I am kind of scared of bringing my wife over here until I get this mess cleaned up. I am just going to stall for as much time as I can. At least until I get a buyout from my job next year. I am sure the IRS is going to swoop on down and take what I owe anyway. Then I will see where I am at with my finances and job situation. I just don't want to bring them over here if I can't take care of them. They would be better off staying with there family even for as poor as they are.

The place that I am working is closing down and I didn't count on this a the age of 56 years old. I was planning on finishing out my working years there until I reached retirement. Now it's going to be awful hard to find a job with no job skills in a market that has more people than jobs. It's time to go to school and get a new career.

martinbr