husband worked illegal. filing taxes

[rafaela roja 0]

My husband has worked illegally for the same company for 14 years. He filed taxes all these years with a tax ID number. We weren't married then. So now, he has the EAD card and we are going to apply for the ssn today. My question is do i file taxes with his new ssn which has no income attached to it or do i file with the illegal ssn and use his tax ID number? What i want to do is wait for the new ssn, file taxes without his illegal income and then next year the current income will be on the new and legal ssn.

Thanks in advance!

Rafa

[SAT 9,609]

My husband has worked illegally for the same company for 14 years. He filed taxes all these years with a tax ID number. We weren't married then. So now, he has the EAD card and we are going to apply for the ssn today. My question is do i file taxes with his new ssn which has no income attached to it or do i file with the illegal ssn and use his tax ID number? What i want to do is wait for the new ssn, file taxes without his illegal income and then next year the current income will be on the new and legal ssn.

Thanks in advance!

Rafa

You can opt to file separately for the tax year 2012. And then file joint for the tax year 2013 with his new SSN.

My wife and I went through this. (She had an ITIN)

Also, once your husband gets his SSN. You should write to the IRS to rescind his old ITIN, so the IRS can merge his past info with the new SSN. This is important since he has a long work history. Google "Rescind ITIN"

[Penguin_ie 5,996]

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[Harpa Timsah 13,258]

You say he had a ITIN, then you say he had a fake SSN. Which is it?

[SAT 9,609]

You say he had a ITIN, then you say he had a fake SSN. Which is it?

I think that the OP thinks, that the ITIN is a "fake SSN" ?

[rafaela roja 0]

He has an ITIN but also a fake ssn. Now, he will have a legal ssn

[VanessaTony 3,567]

He has an ITIN but also a fake ssn. Now, he will have a legal ssn

Did he declare he had been using an illegal SSN? This could come back to bite later if that's a USC's SSN. He never claimed to be a USC did he?

[CHarvey80 72]

What about updating the SSN on his W4 at work? If that is not updated then his job is withholding his taxes on the wrong SSN and if he files taxes on his legal SSN it's gonna get all FUBAR! His legal SSN will never have any taxes payed our for it and his W2's will come with the wrong SSN on it.

These were just my first thoughts.

[rafaela roja 0]

You can opt to file separately for the tax year 2012. And then file joint for the tax year 2013 with his new SSN.

My wife and I went through this. (She had an ITIN)

Also, once your husband gets his SSN. You should write to the IRS to rescind his old ITIN, so the IRS can merge his past info with the new SSN. This is important since he has a long work history. Google "Rescind ITIN"

I googled rescind ITIN and I understand what needs to be done. My husband said a friend of his at work did the same thing. Thank you!

Did he declare he had been using an illegal SSN? This could come back to bite later if that's a USC's SSN. He never claimed to be a USC did he?

He never claimed to be a USC. He has used the same illegal ssn for 14 years.

[rafaela roja 0]

What about updating the SSN on his W4 at work? If that is not updated then his job is withholding his taxes on the wrong SSN and if he files taxes on his legal SSN it's gonna get all FUBAR! His legal SSN will never have any taxes payed our for it and his W2's will come with the wrong SSN on it.

These were just my first thoughts.

I will update his ssn at work first.

[VanessaTony 3,567]

He never claimed to be a USC. He has used the same illegal ssn for 14 years.

So what did he mark on his I-9? Legal alien allowed to work? If so, what did he show as his work permit?