Filed tax return as single

[baba27 0]

My wife is going to have her interview overseas in US embassy, and i file tax return for 2010 as as single as she is over seas and i dont have her SSN, so i filed as single, so my question is that is going to be a problem for her interview,

please advise thanks

[Ryan H 3,812]

Were you married in 2010? If so, then filing single will likely be a problem in the eyes of a CO. I have seen posts from people who filed single even though they were married and their spouse was denied a visa.

What country is your wife from?

[baba27 0]

Were you married in 2010? If so, then filing single will likely be a problem in the eyes of a CO. I have seen posts from people who filed single even though they were married and their spouse was denied a visa.

What country is your wife from?

UK

[Done--Really 331]

Two separate issues:

1) You can amend the return for the IRS within three years with absolutely no problems at all.

2) Some consulates think it is a big deal and others don't, but since we don't know where you are, no comment.

Read IRS doucument 519--it tells you all the options for a non resident alien.

www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p519.pdf

[baba27 0]

How can this be, since i did not has her social security number, that is why i filed as single, can i fix it,

please advise it got me worried

[jkelly07 120]

if you are married the why did you file as single, it should have been married fileng single, not jointy.you can get your tax amended, have it changed if you have the time, before the interview, maybe, you could have gotten a iten number for your wife to use to file your income taxes jointy, the iten number is a tem ss number to use. then when she gets her social security card, she notify the IRS that she has the ss card, and that you no longer need the iten number any longer, and get a confirm letter from the irs,it could be a problem at the interview, relationship, good luck hope it all works good for you.

[Inky 1,110]

You would get an ITIN number for her since she does not have a SS number.

[baba27 0]

the link http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p519.pdf refers to alien residing in US, but my wife is in UK,

thanks

how can i get ITIN number for my wife?

Is there a form i need to file to to amendment

thanks

[Done--Really 331]

READ IRS DOCUMENT 519--it has all the answers--the advice you are getting here is mixed--ITIN is for aliens living in the US--usually illegally--doesn't help in your situation.

[baba27 0]

so in other words i can file an amendment on turbo tax

Now important thing i want to ask,

i am at turbo tax

should i choose

married filing seperate since she is not in USA

or married filing togather

please advise

[jkelly07 120]

to magical, not true, the w-7 form is for your spouse living over seas, that don't have a socaial security, if you need to file your income married you are in the us she is in another country, she needs a number to filr along with you ss number on the 1040,if she don't have one she can get it www,irs.gow it has to be signed by both of you, a cpoy of your us passport, a copy of your marriagecertificate, have it nortized, i know because i did it it worked for my wife in colombia,we filed joint got a better refund.you can call this number 1-800-9982 for assistance the department that handles the w-7 itin, austin tx,

[jkelly07 120]

sorry the number is 1-800-908-9982 irs.gov

[Nich-Nick 3,354]

London is pretty easy on their interviews so probably won't be a big deal to them.

Your filing status as a married man should have been Married Filing Separately. Your taxes will be higher with that category by the way.

And a FYI, people with spouses who have never even set foot in the US file jointly with those foreign spouses. It's bit complicated. The procedure is to complete the tax return, leaving the SSN or ITIN blank. Write the statement described on page 10 of Pub. 519 electing for the foreign spouse to be treated as a resident alien for tax purposes for 2010. Report the foreign income, but exclude it with Form 2555. Also fill out the ITIN application with supporting documents about the foreign spouse.

Then mail all of that as a paper return to

Internal Revenue Service

ITIN Operations

P.O. Box 149342

Austin, TX 78714-9342

This is a special dept and not where you would mail your normal return. They will process the ITIN, add it to the return, then process the return.

It will likely be the best tax scenario as far as taxes owed/refunded as the case may be.

Edited June 12, 2011 by Nich-Nick

[jkelly07 120]

baba27,nicnick is correct, i did the seme thing,

[Casprd 167]

How can this be, since i did not has her social security number, that is why i filed as single, can i fix it,

please advise it got me worried

You should still have filed married and separate. You don't need her SSN for this. In fact you should file married and separate and include her name on it. I would get an ammended return off right away. Depending on what country she is interviewing, this can be an automatic denial.