I-864 Joint Sponsor Question

[taessica 0]

Hi everyone

 

For the taxes from 2018-2020, I used to file it under my dads tax. Our current household size is 6(excluding incoming immigrant). 

But starting this year, I have a steady income since January and I'm planning to file my own tax this time. 

 

The question is, since my father is the joint sponsor, what would be his house hold size to put on I864 to meet the poverty guideline ? 

Do I need to count myself in for his section of # of dependents? Even I started to file my own tax this year? I know he didn't include my for his 2020 tax (so for 2020 it's size of 5). 

 

Also, my father owns a small business, is it okay to use both his personal and business tax returns for I864?

 

So on his I864 would it be total of 6 or 7 including the incoming immigrant?

 

[pushbrk 12,884]

1 hour ago, taessica said:

Hi everyone

 

For the taxes from 2018-2020, I used to file it under my dads tax. Our current household size is 6(excluding incoming immigrant). 

But starting this year, I have a steady income since January and I'm planning to file my own tax this time. 

 

The question is, since my father is the joint sponsor, what would be his house hold size to put on I864 to meet the poverty guideline ? 

Do I need to count myself in for his section of # of dependents? Even I started to file my own tax this year? I know he didn't include my for his 2020 tax (so for 2020 it's size of 5). 

 

Also, my father owns a small business, is it okay to use both his personal and business tax returns for I864?

 

So on his I864 would it be total of 6 or 7 including the incoming immigrant?

 

Total household size in this case would be 6.  Should not count you.

Does  your father really file two separate tax returns?  Is his business Sole Proprietership, Corporation, C Corporation, Partnership.  Details matter to the answer.

[taessica 0]

6 minutes ago, pushbrk said:

Total household size in this case would be 6.  Should not count you.

Does  your father really file two separate tax returns?  Is his business Sole Proprietership, Corporation, C Corporation, Partnership.  Details matter to the answer.

He does have two separate tax files, one for his personal and one for his business. He said his business is S corporation. 

 

Thanks. 

[pushbrk 12,884]

6 hours ago, taessica said:

He does have two separate tax files, one for his personal and one for his business. He said his business is S corporation. 

 

Thanks. 

Unless a tax expert corrects me, his income will all be shown on his personal tax return.  He's both an owner and employee of that corporation.

[taessica 0]

14 hours ago, pushbrk said:

Unless a tax expert corrects me, his income will all be shown on his personal tax return.  He's both an owner and employee of that corporation.

Okay thanks for the info. 

 

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