Serious question

[Lemonslice 4,886]

28 minutes ago, Devante said:

My wife never filled out any kind of paperwork.. The US Company had her as an individual contractor while waiting for the EAD.

Has she been paying estimated taxes to the IRS?

[Devante 0]

No, since she is technically working illegally and not sure how and when to file.. 

[Boiler 45,661]

1 hour ago, Devante said:

No, since she is technically working illegally and not sure how and when to file.. 

Technically?

 

Best to have a chat with her CPA.

[Crazy Cat 41,980]

7 hours ago, Devante said:

No, since she is technically working illegally and not sure how and when to file.. 

Sounds like she won't be legally working in the US u til her EAD is approved....good luck in your journey.

[SusieQQQ 11,586]

11 hours ago, Devante said:

No, since she is technically working illegally and not sure how and when to file.. 

But then you already knew she was working illegally ? Not “unsure” as per your first post.

lots of people apparently pay tax even though they’re working illegally, I personally don’t know how the mechanism works.

Edited December 24, 2017 by SusieQQQ

[Crazy Cat 41,980]

The Tax Man cometh......soon

[SusieQQQ 11,586]

In fact 

 

....the IRS says that last year nearly 4.5 million people across the country who don't have Social Security numbers filed federal tax returns and many are in this country illegally.

 

https://www.npr.org/2017/04/17/523634144/tax-filings-seen-dipping-amid-trump-crackdown-on-illegal-immigration

[caliliving 606]

Did she get an ITIN number? What form did she fill out? 

[Devante 0]

We do have an attorney that filed the paperwork on behalf of us. We are just a little concern with a possibility that she can get denied for EAD because she is working as self employed as a consultant with a US company. 

 

In terms of taxation, would it best for me to file tax with my wife or have her separate? We never filed for ITIN or anything to do with IRS. 

 

Our Immigration is currently, in the fingerprint appointment stage. 

She was also given an alien number, what can use it for? Can she apply for a credit card to start her credit history running?

 

Thank you for your replies. We really appreciate your help.

[CEE53147 559]

She should be asking her attorney these questions not a forum.

[caliliving 606]

48 minutes ago, Devante said:

We do have an attorney that filed the paperwork on behalf of us. We are just a little concern with a possibility that she can get denied for EAD because she is working as self employed as a consultant with a US company. 

 

In terms of taxation, would it best for me to file tax with my wife or have her separate? We never filed for ITIN or anything to do with IRS. 

 

Our Immigration is currently, in the fingerprint appointment stage. 

She was also given an alien number, what can use it for? Can she apply for a credit card to start her credit history running?

 

Thank you for your replies. We really appreciate your help.

I was able to open a US bank account w my Canadian SSN and passport! Us Bank they will give you a small credit card if you apply like a 500$ one where u put some money on it. Then when I got my us Ssn I opened a new account. Hope that helps! 

[Devante 0]

Thank you. We will try to go to TD US since she is currently with TD Canada Trust.