Prior permanent resident and taxes

[KiwiinMaine 51]

I am a previous LPR and when my husband moved to NZ, I didn’t remove the conditions on my green card, I mailed the I-407(?) to the US consulate here in Auckland and received the signed form back from them. My question is because I have a ssn # but am not currently a LPR, do I need to file taxes? I didn’t think I did but just saw a post where someone said that the OP’s wife who abandoned her residency needed to file taxes. Any clarification would be great. Thanks!

[payxibka 10,045]

3 hours ago, TheHills said:

I am a previous LPR and when my husband moved to NZ, I didn’t remove the conditions on my green card, I mailed the I-407(?) to the US consulate here in Auckland and received the signed form back from them. My question is because I have a ssn # but am not currently a LPR, do I need to file taxes? I didn’t think I did but just saw a post where someone said that the OP’s wife who abandoned her residency needed to file taxes. Any clarification would be great. Thanks!

The moment you abandoned your residency, your filing obligation ended on the same day.  The year of your abandonment is the last year you need to file a return unless you continue to have US based taxable income after that time.

Edited May 15, 2018 by payxibka

[KiwiinMaine 51]

8 hours ago, payxibka said:

The moment you abandoned your residency, your filing obligation ended on the same day.  The year of your abandonment is the last year you need to file a return unless you continue to have US based taxable income after that time.

Thanks, that’s what I thought but wanted to double check. 

[SusieQQQ 11,586]

On 5/15/2018 at 12:43 AM, TheHills said:

I am a previous LPR and when my husband moved to NZ, I didn’t remove the conditions on my green card, I mailed the I-407(?) to the US consulate here in Auckland and received the signed form back from them. My question is because I have a ssn # but am not currently a LPR, do I need to file taxes? I didn’t think I did but just saw a post where someone said that the OP’s wife who abandoned her residency needed to file taxes. Any clarification would be great. Thanks!

If people abandon residency through simply not returning to the US but don’t actually file i407, that’s when (as I understand it) they could still be on the hook for taxes, at least for a while. If you formally gave up your green card then you’re fine.