Income tax question

[Jenny17655 284]

So I am aware that if my spouse does not have a valid social security number it will make us ineligible for the earned income tax credit. My husband came on K1 and social security is jerking him around and he may not get his number in time for us to file for the credit this year. My question,  if there are any tax people out there, is can I amend once his card is issued?

[Crazy Cat 41,884]

Yes, you can amend later.

[Khallaf 650]

2 hours ago, Jenny17655 said:

So I am aware that if my spouse does not have a valid social security number it will make us ineligible for the earned income tax credit. My husband came on K1 and social security is jerking him around and he may not get his number in time for us to file for the credit this year. My question,  if there are any tax people out there, is can I amend once his card is issued?

you can file for an ITIN by filing out w7 papers and sending them to the address for the W7, after they assign an ITIN number they will forward the tax papers to the proper department, this will allow you to take part in the extra credit without having to wait to amend.

[Jenny17655 284]

14 minutes ago, Khallaf said:

you can file for an ITIN by filing out w7 papers and sending them to the address for the W7, after they assign an ITIN number they will forward the tax papers to the proper department, this will allow you to take part in the extra credit without having to wait to amend.

From what I have read an itin is not sufficient to be able to claim the earned income credit. It must be a valid social.  

Edited November 24, 2018 by Jenny17655

[Khallaf 650]

23 minutes ago, Jenny17655 said:

From what I have read an itin is not sufficient to be able to claim the earned income credit. It must be a valid social.  

that is not correct, I filed an ITIN for my husband while he was outside of USA in Feb 2018, he got his ITIN 4 weeks later and I got to take advantage of the extra tax credit.

 

I am not sure who told you it had to be a valid SS number but they are wrong.

 

My husband is due to arrive in Feb, and I will use his ITIN again when I fille 2018 taxes in 2019. when we do 2019 taxes in 2020 we will use his SSN and write a letter to close down the ITIN.

 

so an ITIN will work to get the extra tax benefit.

Edited November 24, 2018 by Khallaf

[Jenny17655 284]

On 11/24/2018 at 6:35 PM, Khallaf said:

that is not correct, I filed an ITIN for my husband while he was outside of USA in Feb 2018, he got his ITIN 4 weeks later and I got to take advantage of the extra tax credit.

 

I am not sure who told you it had to be a valid SS number but they are wrong.

 

My husband is due to arrive in Feb, and I will use his ITIN again when I fille 2018 taxes in 2019. when we do 2019 taxes in 2020 we will use his SSN and write a letter to close down the ITIN.

 

so an ITIN will work to get the extra tax benefit.

 If a primary taxpayer, spouse, or both have ITINs, they are ineligible to receive the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC), even if their dependents have valid SSNs.  If the taxpayer and spouse (if filing jointly) have valid SSNs, only dependents with valid SSNs – not ITINs – qualify to receive EITC.

 

That is copied from IRS website that's where I got my information.  Can you show me something different?

[Khallaf 650]

6 hours ago, Jenny17655 said:

 If a primary taxpayer, spouse, or both have ITINs, they are ineligible to receive the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC), even if their dependents have valid SSNs.  If the taxpayer and spouse (if filing jointly) have valid SSNs, only dependents with valid SSNs – not ITINs – qualify to receive EITC.

 

That is copied from IRS website that's where I got my information.  Can you show me something different?

EITC is far didferent than being able to take advantage of the highest standard deduction. You get the benifit of taking the higher standard deduction. When I said taking advantage of extra tax credit I meant by being able to take the higher standard deduction. 

Edited November 26, 2018 by Khallaf

[Khallaf 650]

6 hours ago, Jenny17655 said:

 If a primary taxpayer, spouse, or both have ITINs, they are ineligible to receive the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC), even if their dependents have valid SSNs.  If the taxpayer and spouse (if filing jointly) have valid SSNs, only dependents with valid SSNs – not ITINs – qualify to receive EITC.

 

That is copied from IRS website that's where I got my information.  Can you show me something different?

Aside from the added benifit of the highest standard deduction.

 

since he wasnt in the usa for at least 6 months out of the entire tax year he couldnt be included anyway to get the EITC. 

[Jenny17655 284]

2 hours ago, Khallaf said:

Aside from the added benifit of the highest standard deduction.

 

since he wasnt in the usa for at least 6 months out of the entire tax year he couldnt be included anyway to get the EITC. 

My question was specifically about the EITC but thank you.

[Khallaf 650]

2 hours ago, Jenny17655 said:

My question was specifically about the EITC but thank you.

I apologize, it wasn't till after the last post did I reread your original, but since he can't get the EITC, at least filing for ITIN if he doesn't get his SSN will allow you to take the higher standard deduction.

 

again I am sorry.