Just got married and applying for AOS, could we file tax return together?

[mnngu135 0]

Hi everybody,

We just got married last week and we got W2 forms from employers in hand today.

Is it possible if we file our tax return together so we may have more evidence for AOS Interview?

Thank you.

[pete_falcone 7]

Yes, if you both have social security numbers.

[belinda63 3,041]

You will be filing the 2013 tax return. Were you married in 2013?

[Umka36 781]

You cannot file your 2013 ITR as married, since you married just last week.

[Zedayn 485]

You can only file your 2013 taxes if you were married by Dec 31, 2013. Since you married this year (2014), you cannot file as married.

[BobnRuby 1]

Firstly, check your timeframe. You had to be married in 2013 to claim your wife on your taxes. A week ago would be Jan. 2014...so no. Next, the statement that you both have to have SSN's is totally false. You will though have to file in paper and include a W7, requesting a tax ID number for your wife. This form, along with the tax return is mailed to the Austin Texas address for the W7, they issue the ITIN and forward your return for processing...

[pete_falcone 7]

Yes, my bad. The info I provided was wrong.

[mnngu135 0]

So briefly, no chance for us to get our name together on the tax documents?

Our point is that we dont expect any benefits from filing tax returns as married, we just need the proof that we are living together on tax return document.

[Umka36 781]

You were not married in 2013, so you cannot report as married on your 2013 ITR (there is nothing you can do to change this).

[carton025 38]

You can provide "secondary" evidence such as, an updagted lease agreement and/or letter from your landlord if you guys rent. Other than that, letters of evidence from the bank that verifies that you both have joint bank accounts, letters from friends, etc... Your situation is not unusual and should not be problem regarding the AOS petition and process. Best of luck in the process!

[Al422 221]

You can ask your employer to calculate your 2014 deductions as married instead of single.

[David & Diana R 1,005]

Hi everybody,

We just got married last week and we got W2 forms from employers in hand today.

Is it possible if we file our tax return together so we may have more evidence for AOS Interview?

Thank you.

It would be helpful if you completed your timeline. The answer to your question depends on a few things that your timeline would reveal.

Edited January 23, 2014 by David & Zoila

[David & Diana R 1,005]

So briefly, no chance for us to get our name together on the tax documents?

Our point is that we dont expect any benefits from filing tax returns as married, we just need the proof that we are living together on tax return document.

NO

[Jeannie & Al 18]

So, we were married end of September in 2013. My husband just got his EAD/AP card and DL and is now looking for work but did no work in 2013 in the US. I was planning on filing just for me as normal since he did not work last year, but can I claim him as a dependent for part of the year?

[KayDeeCee 4,893]

So, we were married end of September in 2013. My husband just got his EAD/AP card and DL and is now looking for work but did no work in 2013 in the US. I was planning on filing just for me as normal since he did not work last year, but can I claim him as a dependent for part of the year?

A spouse is never a dependent. You file married jointly, even if one spouse had no income.