PLS HELP! HOW TO FILE BACK TAXES WHILE LIVING ABROAD

[Jennie & Joe 29]

Hi, so my husband who is a U.S citizen has been living in Nigeria for the past 3yrs and he didn’t file for taxes. He felt because he was qualified for the income exclusion, there was no point to file. Our I-130 was approved on August 28th, 2019 and his parents have agreed to be our joint sponsor. I’m aware he is still required to fill the affidavit of support form so we were wondering if at the NVC stage we can just upload a letter explaining why he didn’t file for taxes or is there any other way to go about it? Does anyone know how we can file back taxes while abroad?

[Nitas_man 3,100]

He needs to file taxes exclusion or not

[payxibka 10,045]

1 hour ago, Jennie & Joe said:

Hi, so my husband who is a U.S citizen has been living in Nigeria for the past 3yrs and he didn’t file for taxes. He felt because he was qualified for the income exclusion, there was no point to file. Our I-130 was approved on August 28th, 2019 and his parents have agreed to be our joint sponsor. I’m aware he is still required to fill the affidavit of support form so we were wondering if at the NVC stage we can just upload a letter explaining why he didn’t file for taxes or is there any other way to go about it? Does anyone know how we can file back taxes while abroad?

Forms are available online 

[Jennie & Joe 29]

On 9/17/2019 at 1:32 AM, payxibka said:

Forms are available online 

Can you please send a link, he tried to fill online but he couldn’t hit the submit button

On 9/17/2019 at 1:12 AM, Nitas_man said:

He needs to file taxes exclusion or not

How to go about it is what we don’t know 

[Just Paul 4,595]

7 minutes ago, Jennie & Joe said:

Can you please send a link

download from:

https://www.irs.gov/forms-instructions

 

The exclusion form is  IRS Form 2555

 

file by mail.

[Jennie & Joe 29]

2 hours ago, Paul & Mary said:

download from:

https://www.irs.gov/forms-instructions

 

The exclusion form is  IRS Form 2555

 

file by mail.

Thank you!!

[Nitas_man 3,100]

3 hours ago, Jennie & Joe said:

Can you please send a link, he tried to fill online but he couldn’t hit the submit button

How to go about it is what we don’t know 

Not your job to know.  It’s his. 

 

He needs to fill out the information online then hit “paper file” which will generate all schedules, returns, and sundries that go with it.

 

Then file by mail.  Any more questions get him on here to ask himself.  A grown man should know how to file his own taxes.

Edited September 20, 2019 by Nitas_man

[Nativityy 23]

I always did my taxes on Turbotax website when I lived abroad it help guide you on which forms you need. I paid around $70

[Nitas_man 3,100]

18 hours ago, Nativityy said:

I always did my taxes on Turbotax website when I lived abroad it help guide you on which forms you need. I paid around $70

So did I.  It isn’t rocket science.

[Ryan H 3,812]

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