Do I need to file tax if i didnt work?

[Avia 7]

lets say if i didnt work for 2016 at all, then do i still need to file my tax now? please reply

[Penguin_ie 5,993]

No, you can simply write a short statement stating you were not required to file due to no income at all.

Your timeline shows ROC- are you still married?  If you are, and your spouse works, then it is likely beneficial for the two of you to file "married, filing jointly".

[Avia 7]

27 minutes ago, Penguin_ie said:

No, you can simply write a short statement stating you were not required to file due to no income at all.

Your timeline shows ROC- are you still married?  If you are, and your spouse works, then it is likely beneficial for the two of you to file "married, filing jointly".

Thank you 

Now to whom i have to write the statement and where do i have to send it.Is there a time limit to this or i can send  later.

i am not married. My husband passed away and i am waiting for my ROC waiver case to be approved.now for this year i am working.

[Penguin_ie 5,993]

I am so sorry for your loss.

Just send it in with the rest of your papers, instead of the tax return.  Still include others years, if you have tax returns of other years.

[Avia 7]

1 minute ago, Penguin_ie said:

I am so sorry for your loss.

Just send it in with the rest of your papers, instead of the tax return.  Still include others years, if you have tax returns of other years.

thank you 

my ROC package was sent with previous tax documents to uscis last year. waiting for to be processed.

2015 tax document i have as married filing jointly

2016 tax (didnt file because didnt work for 2016 year so that statement letter  you told me i have to send to the IRS or uscis? 

[TBoneTX 45,308]

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[Wuozopo 4,293]

16 hours ago, Avia said:

thank you 

my ROC package was sent with previous tax documents to uscis last year. waiting for to be processed.

2015 tax document i have as married filing jointly

2016 tax (didnt file because didnt work for 2016 year so that statement letter  you told me i have to send to the IRS or uscis? 

I think you just want to know if you have to file with the IRS.  It depends on several things. If you had enough other income from investments, pensions, social security you might need to file.  If your husband died in the year 2016, then you still file a joint return if there was enough income and report any he received in 2016. Can you state when you husband died and if you received any money (besides from a job) during the year 2016?

 

You do not need to send a statement to anybody. I believe that was reference to if you were submitting an affidavit of support to USCIS which requires a tax return or a statement instead. Your ROC is already submitted and does not need an affidavit of support.

[patriot10 11]

Filing a return does not depend upon whether one 'worked' but rather, whether one earned any income. Even money received as social security is considered income and one has to file a return if total income is above a certain threshold.

One needs to check the threshold levels for relevant year (2016) to conclude whether you need to file a return or not. 

 

Sorry to hear of the passing away of your husband. 

If you filed married filing jointly in 2015 and if you had atleast some income and especially if you had income above threshold levels where IRS requires you to file then better to file a return for 2016 as well. 

 

From IRS website- 

The year of death is the last year for which you can file jointly with your deceasedspouse. See Married Filing Jointly , earlier. You may be eligible to use qualifying widow(er) with dependent child as your filing status for 2 years following the year your spouse died.

 

Second part of your question-

 

The ''did not earn any income hence did not file a return'' affidavit is useful to add to a affidavit of support required during the immigration process. This is normally used when the primary sponsor does not have income and hence a joint sponsor is used but since primary sponsor also has to file the AOS, then they add this explanation instead of adding previous year return transcripts.

It is a simple declaration, addressed to '' to whomsoever it may concern'' stating that the petitioning sponsor did not file returns for relevant years as he/she did not income which was above the threshold limits for the relevant years where the IRS would require one to file returns nor did one have financial assets above the threshold limit set by IRS above which one is required to file a return regardless of income''.

 

It is a simple declaration on plain paper. 
Many interviewers give it no importance as long as the joint sponsor's AOS is foolproof ie it clearly does the job.

All the same, it is always better to over prepared then to be underprepared and have all the paperwork that could be potentially required.

 

best rgds.