2006 Income Tax return

[Dayna 0]

My husband and I were married June 12, 2006. He didn't arrive to USA until April 1, 2007.

I filed my 2006 income tax return in February as joint and also submitted with it the W-7 form to receive an ITIN# for him.

I submitted a copy of his passport.

I received a notice from IRS that my refund amount has been recalculated, since my husband doesn't have an ITIN#.

I'm assuming he was rejected for the ITIN# since he wasn't in USA in 2006.

But if I financially supported him and myself, shouldn't I be able to get the Earned Income Credit?

[Yodrak 7]

Dayna,

I don't know about the EIC (aside from the fact that you haven't provided any of your financial information required to determine), but your husband is entitled to an ITIN whether or not he was residing in the USA in 2006. As the husband of a USC he has the ability to elect to be a US taxpayer.

I got my wife an ITIN while she was still living in her country so that we could file a joint tax return.

Yodrak

My husband and I were married June 12, 2006. He didn't arrive to USA until April 1, 2007.

I filed my 2006 income tax return in February as joint and also submitted with it the W-7 form to receive an ITIN# for him.

I submitted a copy of his passport.

I received a notice from IRS that my refund amount has been recalculated, since my husband doesn't have an ITIN#.

I'm assuming he was rejected for the ITIN# since he wasn't in USA in 2006.

But if I financially supported him and myself, shouldn't I be able to get the Earned Income Credit?

[payxibka 10,045]

But if I financially supported him and myself, shouldn't I be able to get the Earned Income Credit?

You (and your spouse, if filing jointly) must each have a valid social security number issued by the Social Security Administration. Any qualifying child listed on Schedule EIC must also have a valid SSN. You cannot claim the EIC if you (or your spouse, if filing jointly) have a social security card that says "not valid for employment" and the number was issued so that the cardholder could receive a federally funded benefit, such as Medicaid. If you fail to provide a social security number for yourself (and your spouse, if filing jointly), the EIC will not be allowed.