2009 taxe return

[vijay10 0]

hello all , my wife will send tax paper for 2009 .can she fil as marred filing jointly even if im not in the us? or we can amend the tax return for 2009 when i'm in the us with a SSN?

[vijay10 0]

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[Amit-N-Melody 11]

I filed single.... due to I recieved a larger return... I would think that if you were not in the US in 2009, that she would have two options... 1.) Married filing seperately or 2.) single.... this is the advice that H&R Block gave me when I filed my taxes last week

[SweetBliss 0]

Yes you can file taxes as long as you were married in the year that your filing for. I am the usc and was married in 2007, u need a ITIN number for your OP which you can get through the IRS(thiis number is used in place of SS#) I actually used our Taxes at our AOS as proof along with other paperwork.

[vijay10 0]

Yes you can file taxes as long as you were married in the year that your filing for. I am the usc and was married in 2007, u need a ITIN number for your OP which you can get through the IRS(thiis number is used in place of SS#) I actually used our Taxes at our AOS as proof along with other paperwork.

this mean you can file maried filing jointly even if spouse is not in the US?

[KillerMachineUSMC 0]

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[Anh map 2,098]

Filing as married is also supporting evidence of the bona fides of your relationship.

Use the form W-7 to obtain an ITIN for your spouse.

[rin and john 71]

I filed single.... due to I recieved a larger return... I would think that if you were not in the US in 2009, that she would have two options... 1.) Married filing seperately or 2.) single.... this is the advice that H&R Block gave me when I filed my taxes last week

Typically, the underlined statement is only true if your foreign spouse made more than the foreign income exclusion limit ($91,400).

Even though your foreign spouse has never set foot in the USA, you can file "married filing jointly". It requires filing a W-7 to request an ITIN (unless your foreign spouse already has a SSN). The W-7 requires a certified copy of your spouse's passport (got a cert stamp for Rin's at the embassy in Bangkok).

BTW, H&R Block is frequently wrong with their advise on all but the simplest of questions.

[dbarker2 1]

Quick question - how would my wife go about getting a certified copy of her Passport? Does that mean she just goes and take a copy and has someone where she got it sign it? Or is there some other process?

Thanks

[rin and john 71]

Quick question - how would my wife go about getting a certified copy of her Passport? Does that mean she just goes and take a copy and has someone where she got it sign it? Or is there some other process?

Thanks

W-7 instructions are here:

http://www.irs.gov/instructions/iw7/ch01.html

In Thailand, we were able to get a certified copy made at the embassy. I briefly looked at the embassy website for Mexico City and under American Citizen Services it has guidelines on getting copies certified or notarized (the embassy won't do it). You could wait until she was in the USA and then go to your local IRS office and do it there.

[dbarker2 1]

Thanks, that is what I was thinking about doing, but it presents a problem as well - I would like to have my taxes done before she gets here so that I can take it down as part of the "Public Charge documents" to go along with the I-134 that I am taking as evidence at the time of her K3 visa as well. Does anyone know if my W2's and 1099s from last year will serve the same purpose? Or a partially complete tax return?

Daniel And Charbel

[bassagitator 1]

You cannot file taxes married filing jointly, UNLESS you have an ITIN number or SSN number. You have to have either one of these to file taxes.

[Nich-Nick 3,354]

I filed single.... due to I recieved a larger return... I would think that if you were not in the US in 2009, that she would have two options... 1.) Married filing seperately or 2.) single.... this is the advice that H&R Block gave me when I filed my taxes last week

If you are married even one day in 2009, then you can't file single unless you have a legal separation agreement under divorce proceedings. You would file Married Filing Separately. H&R Block frequently gets it wrong with immigrant things. And I'm almost positive filing jointly with a spouse would be to your advantage, even over filing "Single", which you don't qualify for if you got married in 2009.

[rin and john 71]

Thanks, that is what I was thinking about doing, but it presents a problem as well - I would like to have my taxes done before she gets here so that I can take it down as part of the "Public Charge documents" to go along with the I-134 that I am taking as evidence at the time of her K3 visa as well. Does anyone know if my W2's and 1099s from last year will serve the same purpose? Or a partially complete tax return?

Daniel And Charbel

For the I-134, I sent my TY2003, 2004, and 2005 tax transcripts (Rin's interview was April 2007 - submitted P3 in March 2007). I also provided a roughed-in copy of my TY2006 tax return clearly labelled as "Draft - not filed with IRS" across the top. I included a copy of my 2006 final W-2. No problems.