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EyeofHorus Newbie

EyeofHorus   0

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Hello 👋🏽 filing taxes has been a pain. Spouse doesn’t have an Itin number and it’s impossible to get it unless he mails his passport to me or I take it with me to us which lawyer is advising against both. Accountant said he can file a paper return and write Non Resident Alien in place of the Ss#. He said these are taking about 5 months to get processed. If the i130 gets approved soon I’m gonna be screwed waiting for that return. Anyone dealing with this? Filing single instead of married? 

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EM_Vandaveer   2,408

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You can't file your taxes as "Single" when you are married. Your choices are "Married Filing Jointly" or "Married Filing Separately".

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rodrigomarie Newbie

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On 3/12/2024 at 1:33 AM, Moonbby said:

Hello 👋🏽 filing taxes has been a pain. Spouse doesn’t have an Itin number and it’s impossible to get it unless he mails his passport to me or I take it with me to us which lawyer is advising against both. Accountant said he can file a paper return and write Non Resident Alien in place of the Ss#. He said these are taking about 5 months to get processed. If the i130 gets approved soon I’m gonna be screwed waiting for that return. Anyone dealing with this? Filing single instead of married? 

hey i have exact same problem. did you figure out how to e-file?

i'm really confused about it too.

 

I'm filing married filing separately. DO NOT FILE SINGLE.

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Khallaf Proficient

Khallaf   650

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people have filed single even though married many times, there is no issue if its a temp situation and you can go back and amend the return when spouse arrives. 

filing single puts you in a higher tax bracket so it helps the government.

 

I know that this response is a bit delayed but there is no issue filing single for the short term until the spouse arrives.

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21 minutes ago, Khallaf said:

people have filed single even though married many times, there is no issue if its a temp situation and you can go back and amend the return when spouse arrives. 

filing single puts you in a higher tax bracket so it helps the government.

 

I know that this response is a bit delayed but there is no issue filing single for the short term until the spouse arrives.

Lying to government agency is never a good idea. What's even advantage of filing single and not checking the right box? You don't gain anything other than having to amend it...

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Khallaf Proficient

Khallaf   650

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45 minutes ago, OldUser said:

Lying to government agency is never a good idea. What's even advantage of filing single and not checking the right box? You don't gain anything other than having to amend it...

I never have but people have done it and then amended later and no issues came of it. when you are in a bind and you need them sooner rather than later it is perfectly fine to file single/

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Khallaf   650

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On 3/12/2024 at 12:33 AM, EyeofHorus said:

Hello 👋🏽 filing taxes has been a pain. Spouse doesn’t have an Itin number and it’s impossible to get it unless he mails his passport to me or I take it with me to us which lawyer is advising against both. Accountant said he can file a paper return and write Non Resident Alien in place of the Ss#. He said these are taking about 5 months to get processed. If the i130 gets approved soon I’m gonna be screwed waiting for that return. Anyone dealing with this? Filing single instead of married? 

a friend of mine her husband is from Egypt it took over 2 years for him to arrive, she filed single both years amended the return after he arrived, and he is now a USC, as the IRS does not keep records of each persons marital status, it doesn't hurt anyone but the person who is filing the tax's due to the higher tax bracket.

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3 hours ago, Khallaf said:

as the IRS does not keep records of each persons marital status,

Actually, yes, they certainly do.  It is recorded on your IRS transcript/account records. 

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