Taxes

[K.Sam 7]

My fiancée who lives in the USA hasn’t filed her taxes for the past 2 years  and can’t afford to, she does a cash in hand job and earns an average amount. I’m so worried I won’t get granted my visa because she hasn’t filed her taxes. Also worried she could get in trouble for not filing her taxes or being able to afford it? Can you be thrown in jail or issued big fines for that?? In Australia you can!!! (That’s where I’m from).

 

She has a very rich father though - could he be used as a sponsor or beneficiary (whatever the term is) instead of her to get me to America on the k1, and not have her history  questioned? Also what risk is there of her being in trouble with the government for not filing any taxes for a few years?? She barely makes enough money to live comfortable but it’s still above the basic $25k a year. So:

 

- I want to know what can happen to the USA resident if the USA resident hasn’t and can’t file their taxes due to low income , and

-   If the USA resident has someone to agree to be the beneficiary it is easy to do or a nightmare?

 

any advice appreciated thanks! 

[Crazy Cat 41,887]

She has to file her taxes......or explain why she wasn't required to file...there is no way around that...perhaps she should join us here for this discussion.

 

"can't file taxes due to low income"?  

Edited February 6, 2020 by missileman

[Unlockable 7,314]

Filing taxes is a strict requirement for petitioning a beneficiary. It is very simple... no taxes filed by the US citizen, no visa for the beneficiary. There are no workarounds.

 

Also, the way you are wording it it seems she barely makes enough to sponsor you. That combined with her lack of filing taxes makes your case a lot harder to overcome.

[Limey 551]

Previously you posted that she had filed, but just for the last year? Now you're saying she hasn't filed at all?

 

 

[Hank_ 9,174]

21 hours ago, Unlockable said:

Filing taxes is a strict requirement for petitioning a beneficiary. It is very simple... no taxes filed by the US citizen, no visa for the beneficiary. There are no workarounds.

 

Also, the way you are wording it it seems she barely makes enough to sponsor you. That combined with her lack of filing taxes makes your case a lot harder to overcome.

That isn't true.  You need only provide evidence of income.    If the petitioner's income is not taxable, thus no tax return required, only need to write a letter stating this.  There is even a tutorial on the IRS website, IRS use to have a form, but I don't see it anymore.   https://www.irs.gov/help/ita/do-i-need-to-file-a-tax-return

[US-UK 32]

There is a difference between income not subject to taxes and getting paid under the table (E.g., without a 1099) and then intentionally not reporting that income and paying all of the appropriate taxes (not just income tax) on it. One is aligned with the Internal Revenue Code and one is tax fraud.