I haven't submitted 2017's taxes, will this complicate immigration?

[Crazy Cat 42,554]

1 minute ago, JFox762 said:

Ok... so what if i just photocopy the 1040ez and w2... and then submit copies of it AFTER the return was sent to the IRS?

Make sure they are signed copies.That's what I did.

[EandH0904 1,184]

49 minutes ago, JFH said:

All this over $500.... when he said he owed “a lot of money” I was thinking he meant thousands. 

That's what I was thinking too. All that time, money, trips spent to get married and he didnt do something months ago that's required by law and integral to his case because of a couple hundred bucks. 

 

 

[JFox762 18]

58 minutes ago, JFH said:

All this over $500.... when he said he owed “a lot of money” I was thinking he meant thousands. 

This is actually about the difference of GETTING $700 as opposed to PAYING $500. So really this is all over $1200 difference.

 

[JFH 12,191]

6 minutes ago, JFox762 said:

This is actually about the difference of GETTING $700 as opposed to PAYING $500. So really this is all over $1200 difference.

 

That's still not a lot of money when all is said and done. Especially when you think what this process costs and you probably spend something like that amount on a flight ticket to the Philippines. Agreed it's not pocket change, and around 60% of Americans have less than $1000 in savings. But if all that stood between me and getting my paperwork moving again was $1200... ($700 of which you have already paid)...

Edited September 2, 2018 by JFH

[JFox762 18]

17 minutes ago, JFH said:

That's still not a lot of money when all is said and done. Especially when you think what this process costs and you probably spend something like that amount on a flight ticket to the Philippines. Agreed it's not pocket change, and around 60% of Americans have less than $1000 in savings. But if all that stood between me and getting my paperwork moving again was $1200... ($700 of which you have already paid)...

Like I said. I was under the impression that they would only need W2s to prove income for 2017. 

I had no idea they needed completed 1040.

I had way more in savings... but I took a bulk of it and used it to pay down a SUBSTANTIAL BULK of my credit card debt. So right now.... I'm quite low on savings. I only have about $1600 in the bank. And I still have to pay for the IV Fee. 
 

[JFH 12,191]

47 minutes ago, JFox762 said:

Like I said. I was under the impression that they would only need W2s to prove income for 2017. 

I had no idea they needed completed 1040.

I had way more in savings... but I took a bulk of it and used it to pay down a SUBSTANTIAL BULK of my credit card debt. So right now.... I'm quite low on savings. I only have about $1600 in the bank. And I still have to pay for the IV Fee. 
 

Whether or not they only need W-2s for the I-864 does not absolve you of your civil obligation to file a tax return each year before the April deadline unless an extension is granted. Whether you were in this process or not, you still failed to file on time. No one likes paying taxes. But we all have to. Man up and pay what you owe. 

[debbiedoo 2,339]

why you just didnt file for an ITIN #.... i dunno. 

 

regardless, essentially, you have screwed up. you didnt even bother to file an extension! Now file your taxes and do what you need to do. Stop complaining about obamacare and whether or not you voted for him for crying out loud. At this point, this is nothing new. Youre complaining about owing $500 - you want to trade for my $3000? 

 

PS pretty sure you can use those paid off credit cards to cover the $500.

[Jeanne Adil 1,651]

If IRS figures u owe taxes and that it why u have not filed then yes, issue with immigration

you can not owe taxes to get to interview

[geowrian 22,338]

5 hours ago, JFox762 said:

I tried with hr block... but it cant seem to understand that my wife is a nonresident alien and demands information that I cant provide.

You won't be able to e-File with a non-resident alien spouse. You'll have to print it out and write "NRA" for her SSN/ITIN if doing MFS.

[JFox762 18]

15 minutes ago, geowrian said:

You won't be able to e-File with a non-resident alien spouse. You'll have to print it out and write "NRA" for her SSN/ITIN if doing MFS.

Problem is:

1. I didn't have Health insurance for 2017. So I have NO IDEA WHAT IM DOING, as far as putting that on the 1040.
2. I live in a Communal property state. Which adds ADDITIONAL paperwork burdens, that I have no idea what to do about. 

[kzielu 1,153]

19 minutes ago, JFox762 said:

Problem is:

1. I didn't have Health insurance for 2017. So I have NO IDEA WHAT IM DOING, as far as putting that on the 1040.
2. I live in a Communal property state. Which adds ADDITIONAL paperwork burdens, that I have no idea what to do about. 

So how do you know how much you're going to owe if you have no clue about so many things ?

 

Regardless of immigration, you're supposed by law to file your taxes.

 

Also - some of your explanations make zero sense. You didn't know your employer offered benefits ? And you didn't ask ??

[JFox762 18]

4 minutes ago, kzielu said:

So how do you know how much you're going to owe if you have no clue about so many things ?

 

Regardless of immigration, you're supposed by law to file your taxes.

 

Also - some of your explanations make zero sense. You didn't know your employer offered benefits ? And you didn't ask ??

Because I already filled out most of the information on the Online tax sites. Put the problem I'm encountering on there, is that it keeps asking me for my wife's SSN. It won't accept NRA. 
It also demands I fill out a Community Property. Problem is, I have no idea what to do with that. 

The online tax software projects that I likely owe $500

[Crazy Cat 42,554]

6 minutes ago, JFox762 said:

Because I already filled out most of the information on the Online tax sites. Put the problem I'm encountering on there, is that it keeps asking me for my wife's SSN. It won't accept NRA. 
It also demands I fill out a Community Property. Problem is, I have no idea what to do with that. 

The online tax software projects that I likely owe $500

You must file (mail) a paper copy to use "NRA".  You can not file electronically.  I used Turbotax (laptop version) in 2015 and 2016.  I used a fake SSN for my wife, printed paper copies, then used whiteout to block the false SS number.  I hand-wrote "NRA" in the field, and mailed it..........no problems at all.

 

[JFox762 18]

2 minutes ago, missileman said:

You must file (mail) a paper copy to use "NRA".  You can not file electronically.  I used Turbotax (laptop version) in 2015 and 2016.  I used a fake SSN for my wife, printed paper copies, then used whiteout to block the false SS number.  I hand-wrote "NRA" in the field, and mailed it..........no problems at all.

 

Does Turbotax allow you to figure out "Community Property" issues? I have no idea how that applies seeing as my wife is a foreign spouse.

is Turbotax desktop the same as the online version?

[Crazy Cat 42,554]

8 minutes ago, JFox762 said:

Does Turbotax allow you to figure out "Community Property" issues? I have no idea how that applies seeing as my wife is a foreign spouse.

is Turbotax desktop the same as the online version?

If you are filing as "Married-Filing Separately", I don't see community property as being an issue. But I'm a tax expert.......

I'm not sure about Turbotax online version........I guess you could use it if it allows you to print your tax forms withouy transmitting them.