Self employment taxes for i 864/ AOS

[TKSR15 7]

I am about to file AOS for my wife, moved back to the US from Brazil in early Nov 2014. Started working again but am self employed so my checks are not always the same amount and I have more than one person I work for (hard to get a letter from employer). I get paid every week .Any suggestions? How many check stubs should I send? Also where can I find an example of a letter from employer?

Thanks.

[Penguin_ie 5,993]

Do you file taxes as self employed? if so, line 22 of your tax return is what counts.

[Nich-Nick 3,354]

Agree. Line 22 of your form 1040 is how they have to assess self-employed. The optional things you mention are more relevant to an employee with a regular income.

[TKSR15 7]

Do you file taxes as self employed? if so, line 22 of your tax return is what counts.

Yes I file self employed. Problem is I have lived in Brazil until Nov. 2015 so my last 3 years and even 2015 taxes will be from that income which is below 10,000 US dollars per year.

I WILL have a sponsor. Can I use a letter from one of the contractors I do a lot of work for and send in a few check stubs from him? For 2016 I will make more than the amount needed for i-864.

Thank you for the help.

[Penguin_ie 5,993]

Ohh 2015, in your first post you said 2014.

As long as you have a co-sponsor, your income is less/ not relevant. I would just send a copy of your bank account statement, it will show all the income from all the different sources.

[Nich-Nick 3,354]

Yes I file self employed. Problem is I have lived in Brazil until Nov. 2015 so my last 3 years and even 2015 taxes will be from that income which is below 10,000 US dollars per year.

I WILL have a sponsor. Can I use a letter from one of the contractors I do a lot of work for and send in a few check stubs from him? For 2016 I will make more than the amount needed for i-864.

Thank you for the help.

If you have a joint sponsor then what you send in for proof of income does not matter much. The only absolute requirement for you to submit is your latest tax return, which you have. You don't have to submit additional letters or check stubs to prove you don't qualify.

Have your joint sponsor prove he qualifies with his tax return plus those additional things. And don't forget to submit proof he is a US citizen or permanent resident.

[TKSR15 7]

Finally have the money to file and am finishing up my I-864

as stated above self-employed mostly cash as a carpenter so until the end of the year 2016 and I get all my 1099's I can't really show an income, how should I proceed on the income and employment section for I 864? Since I have a joint sponsor that meets the requirements would it be easier to just put unemployed? I average about 700 per week but can't prove it. I'm in a tough spot because we don't live with my parents who will be my wife's only joint sponsor (my father)

As always thanks.