Tax Questions

[shrewdgal 0]

Can someone help me??

ok..

We were married in June 2007..so last year we applied for an ITIN and did a joint return. My husband made like 1,000 U.S. dollars so he was below the cut off for having to claim his income. Since we filed with an ITIN we did not receive the stimulus payment. He is also still not here..so I will have to file taxes without him again. Our interview is in February.

Due to Jamaica's economy he had no reportable income for 2008.

ok... my questions

1) Can i reuse the ITIN for this year's return? I am assuming I can.

2) When I tried to file online there was a question "are you both resident of the U.S." Now, I understand that he does not live here BUT being married and filing for a joint return is that the alien spouse is allowed to be considered a resident for tax filing purposes....so do I say YES we both live here?

3) Then when it got to the part about not receiving the stimulus.. it tried to credit that to me and Im not sure that is okay...

so... what do I do??????

ANYONE? HELP?

[pushbrk 12,877]

Can someone help me??

ok..

We were married in June 2007..so last year we applied for an ITIN and did a joint return. My husband made like 1,000 U.S. dollars so he was below the cut off for having to claim his income. Since we filed with an ITIN we did not receive the stimulus payment. He is also still not here..so I will have to file taxes without him again. Our interview is in February.

Due to Jamaica's economy he had no reportable income for 2008.

ok... my questions

1) Can i reuse the ITIN for this year's return? I am assuming I can.

2) When I tried to file online there was a question "are you both resident of the U.S." Now, I understand that he does not live here BUT being married and filing for a joint return is that the alien spouse is allowed to be considered a resident for tax filing purposes....so do I say YES we both live here?

3) Then when it got to the part about not receiving the stimulus.. it tried to credit that to me and Im not sure that is okay...

so... what do I do??????

ANYONE? HELP?

Honesty is the best policy. It would be untrue to say you are both residents of the USA. It's your choice whether to risk the consequence of a lie.

[shrewdgal 0]

Can someone help me??

ok..

We were married in June 2007..so last year we applied for an ITIN and did a joint return. My husband made like 1,000 U.S. dollars so he was below the cut off for having to claim his income. Since we filed with an ITIN we did not receive the stimulus payment. He is also still not here..so I will have to file taxes without him again. Our interview is in February.

Due to Jamaica's economy he had no reportable income for 2008.

ok... my questions

1) Can i reuse the ITIN for this year's return? I am assuming I can.

2) When I tried to file online there was a question "are you both resident of the U.S." Now, I understand that he does not live here BUT being married and filing for a joint return is that the alien spouse is allowed to be considered a resident for tax filing purposes....so do I say YES we both live here?

3) Then when it got to the part about not receiving the stimulus.. it tried to credit that to me and Im not sure that is okay...

so... what do I do??????

ANYONE? HELP?

Honesty is the best policy. It would be untrue to say you are both residents of the USA. It's your choice whether to risk the consequence of a lie.

Well, I agree..but the following publication http://www.irs.gov/businesses/small/intern...d=96370,00.html says that a nonresident spouse is treated as a resident

I dont want to lie..which is why I asked..but according to the above publication .. saying he was a resident would NOT be a lie

I am not trying to "cheat" the government (if that is possible) my question is not whether or not I should lie..but my question is...what answer IS the honest answer?

[pushbrk 12,877]

Can someone help me??

ok..

We were married in June 2007..so last year we applied for an ITIN and did a joint return. My husband made like 1,000 U.S. dollars so he was below the cut off for having to claim his income. Since we filed with an ITIN we did not receive the stimulus payment. He is also still not here..so I will have to file taxes without him again. Our interview is in February.

Due to Jamaica's economy he had no reportable income for 2008.

ok... my questions

1) Can i reuse the ITIN for this year's return? I am assuming I can.

2) When I tried to file online there was a question "are you both resident of the U.S." Now, I understand that he does not live here BUT being married and filing for a joint return is that the alien spouse is allowed to be considered a resident for tax filing purposes....so do I say YES we both live here?

3) Then when it got to the part about not receiving the stimulus.. it tried to credit that to me and Im not sure that is okay...

so... what do I do??????

ANYONE? HELP?

Honesty is the best policy. It would be untrue to say you are both residents of the USA. It's your choice whether to risk the consequence of a lie.

Well, I agree..but the following publication http://www.irs.gov/businesses/small/intern...d=96370,00.html says that a nonresident spouse is treated as a resident

I dont want to lie..which is why I asked..but according to the above publication .. saying he was a resident would NOT be a lie

I am not trying to "cheat" the government (if that is possible) my question is not whether or not I should lie..but my question is...what answer IS the honest answer?

"Treated as" does not mean "actually is". The question is asking about actuality.

[cp2000 0]

Can someone help me??

ok..

We were married in June 2007..so last year we applied for an ITIN and did a joint return. My husband made like 1,000 U.S. dollars so he was below the cut off for having to claim his income. Since we filed with an ITIN we did not receive the stimulus payment. He is also still not here..so I will have to file taxes without him again. Our interview is in February.

Due to Jamaica's economy he had no reportable income for 2008.

ok... my questions

1) Can i reuse the ITIN for this year's return? I am assuming I can.

2) When I tried to file online there was a question "are you both resident of the U.S." Now, I understand that he does not live here BUT being married and filing for a joint return is that the alien spouse is allowed to be considered a resident for tax filing purposes....so do I say YES we both live here?

3) Then when it got to the part about not receiving the stimulus.. it tried to credit that to me and Im not sure that is okay...

so... what do I do??????

ANYONE? HELP?

Call the IRS helpline and ask them the question. Make sure you get the employee number of the person responding to you and keep notes on the call including the response, time and date so you have some proof that you made an effort to get this done correctly.

[stevai 0]

This link really clear up the fog.

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=109

I think if your spouse's income is not from US sources, you don't have to report it.

[geezer 1]

This link really clear up the fog.

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=109

I think if your spouse's income is not from US sources, you don't have to report it.

Your spouse is a non-resident for tax purposes. You must reuse the ITIN. You cannot get the economic stimulus (which sucks) because your spouse is not a resident and uses the ITIN.

You cannot file as single because your prevoiusly filed jointly, you could possibly file as head of household but your tax will likely be higher that way.

In most cases its best to continue to file jointly, because although you cant claim your spouse as a dependent you can claim the exemption and you will pay less tax.

[MrsBuggy 0]

OK... Taxes suck!

I married in June 2007 and I filed single cuz I had no idea of what I was doing, so I stuck to what I've always done.

So this year... I was going to try the whole married thing, lol. But I have found that I still don't know what I'm doing....so here I go:

My hubby has no SS card, no green card (yet), and hasn't visited the states in like forever... so, does this mean I can not use him at all??

[pushbrk 12,877]

OK... Taxes suck!

I married in June 2007 and I filed single cuz I had no idea of what I was doing, so I stuck to what I've always done.

So this year... I was going to try the whole married thing, lol. But I have found that I still don't know what I'm doing....so here I go:

My hubby has no SS card, no green card (yet), and hasn't visited the states in like forever... so, does this mean I can not use him at all??

Yes, unless you file the W7 and get him an ITIN. You can always file amended returns after he gets her and has an SSN. That's what I did because we weren't about to risk sending a passport back and forth to get the W7 filed.

[elkfarmer 4]

You need to use the same ITIN. Now if you say your husband is in the USA without a SS #. ????? Talk about a RED FLAG. Don't do that. Immigration is one thing. IRS !!!! Don't go there !]

[payxibka 10,045]

You need to use the same ITIN. Now if you say your husband is in the USA without a SS #. ????? Talk about a RED FLAG. Don't do that. Immigration is one thing. IRS !!!! Don't go there !]

ummm you can be in the USA and NOT have a SSN... for example a K-3 can be in the USA for two years before they are even eligible to apply for a SSN... quit calling "wolf" for no reason...