CR1 VISA taxes

[farlovenear 1]

I got married in 2014, do I have to do my taxes as married even if my husband is outside the U.S and doesnt have SSN? Help please!!!

[j&ana 363]

yes you need to file as married

from the 1040 instructions

to file married jointly with a Nonresident Alien Spouse

he

or she must have either an SSN or an

ITIN if:

You file a joint return,

You file a separate return and

claim an exemption for your spouse, or

Your spouse is filing a separate return

Generally, a married couple cannot

file a joint return if either spouse is a

nonresident alien at any time during the

year. However, if you were a nonresident

alien or a dual-status alien and were

married to a U.S. citizen or resident alien

at the end of 2014, you can elect to

be treated as a resident alien and file a

joint return. See Pub. 519 for details

to file married seperate and your spouse does not have and is not required to have an

SSN or ITIN, enter NRA.

there is one more way you can file and that is head of household if certain conditions apply

However you can not file as single

here is some useful links

http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/i1040gi.pdf

http://www.irs.gov/

[farlovenear 1]

I got married In May 2014, my accountant put me as single althoug I told him I was married, am asking hi to make the correction, should I take a copy of the correction to the interview? I'm scared, can this be a reason to have the visa denied?

yes you need to file as married

from the 1040 instructions

to file married jointly with a Nonresident Alien Spouse

he

or she must have either an SSN or an

ITIN if:

You file a joint return,

You file a separate return and

claim an exemption for your spouse, or

Your spouse is filing a separate return

Generally, a married couple cannot

file a joint return if either spouse is a

nonresident alien at any time during the

year. However, if you were a nonresident

alien or a dual-status alien and were

married to a U.S. citizen or resident alien

at the end of 2014, you can elect to

be treated as a resident alien and file a

joint return. See Pub. 519 for details

to file married seperate and your spouse does not have and is not required to have an

SSN or ITIN, enter NRA.

there is one more way you can file and that is head of household if certain conditions apply

However you can not file as single

here is some useful links

http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/i1040gi.pdf

http://www.irs.gov/

Thanks for your answer! His interview is Oct 19

[j&ana 363]

I do not think the visa will be denied because of that. but after your husband arrives here and get a SS number you should amend your 2014 tax form to married filing jointly, In most cases if you file married jointly the taxes are less then filing married seperate

[farlovenear 1]

Thank you

[Ryan H 3,819]

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[farlovenear 1]

I do not think the visa will be denied because of that. but after your husband arrives here and get a SS number you should amend your 2014 tax form to married filing jointly, In most cases if you file married jointly the taxes are less then filing married seperate

Hi again, I spoke to my accountant and he is making the corrections and told me he will give mea new tax form with the right info.is this correct should I take the old tax form and the correction shet to the interview, thanks, does this correction sheet needs to be sign by IRS or just accountant?

thanks

[MariaR323 199]

Hi again, I spoke to my accountant and he is making the corrections and told me he will give mea new tax form with the right info.is this correct should I take the old tax form and the correction shet to the interview, thanks, does this correction sheet needs to be sign by IRS or just accountant?

thanks

Once the amendment is received and entered into the IRS system as accepted, you can request a return transcript if you need something more official as proof.

Not sure on your other question if you would need to take a copy with you... my opinion would be if you had previously provided a copy of that year's tax return then you would probably want to take a copy of the amendment since it shows the change was made.