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  1.    jaywave reacted to a post in a topic: Filing Form 1116 – Foreign Tax Credit Explained
  2. jaywave
    @Tesco I was doing research in this. So yes she can qualify for the foreign tax credit, but the issue is that we can't take the child tax credit. Her foreign income is less than 8,000 us dollars. The issue with the hire a professional tax preparer is that I can't find anyone to do international tax in the midwest. Does anyone have experience with foreign real estate rental income?
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    @Tesco@JKLSemicolon I think my main concern is getting audited and realizing we did our taxes incorrectly, which could lead to spending even more to fix them. I finally figured out how to claim the Foreign Tax Credit in TurboTax after speaking with an "Expert." @Tesco, I’m guessing you’ve used the Foreign Tax Credit before? I was reading on Reddit that some people got audited after claiming it, which makes me hesitant. Since we’re only getting about $200 more with the credit, I’m not sure if it’s worth the risk. I’d rather just take the loss and play it safe. Any opinions?
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    Do you know any example in the Forum about someone having an issue entering back in the country after 6+ months, but less than a year? I'm saving no bucks at all. I just want to file my taxes correctly. I don't want to have any issues with the IRS. My wife was in her home country for all of 2023. @TescoI'm planning to just file a 1116 because she was already taxed in her home country. Has anyone have experience filing a 1116?
  8. jaywave
    Sorry for the late response. She was in the US from April 1 to May 1, 2024. And then she was in the US from July 28 to October 4, 2024. Can she still file for the physical presence test?
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    She doesn't have a reentry permit, but she has been outside the US for over 6 months, but less than 1 year. She has a drivers license in the state we live in, bank, etc. From what I read in the cbp website, as long as my spouse is not gone for more than 1 year, she will be fine. But I'm not sure if my spouse will meet this requirement. Because she will have to start from May 2, 2024 to May 2, 2025. The issue with the meeting the physical presence test is that she was in the US from July to October, 2024 (68 days). Is it even possible she can meet the physical presence test?
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    Me (US citizen) Spouse (Permanent Resident) My wife and I are planning to file jointly (MFJ), but I’m worried about doing our taxes correctly. In 2024, my wife was in the U.S. from April to May (1 month) and again from July to October. She then returned to Korea, where she worked from November to December and paid taxes on her income there. Also, she didn't work in the US and made zero income in the US. As for me, I'm currently living and working in the US. From my research, she does not qualify for Form 2555 (Foreign Earned Income Exclusion) because she spent about 3–4 months in the U.S., which does not meet the physical presence test. However, I read that she might be able to file Form 1116 (Foreign Tax Credit) to claim a credit for the taxes she paid in Korea. My question is: Should she file Form 1116? I’m trying to use TurboTax, but the process is confusing. If anyone has any better suggestions, please reply. Thank you.
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    My spouse (beneficiary) has to re-do the DS-260 interview because of changes between when we submitted DS-260 and now. We will do the interview in the South Korea Seoul Embassy. I have some questions about the DS-260: 1) Before I submitted the DS-260, I was employed to a company. But as of now, I'm currently unemployed. In the Occupation section for the petitioner, we put "Not Employed" and then we wrote an explanation saying "Spouse was Unemployed since March 01, 2023. Currently Interviewing for job." Is this a good way to explain my (petitioner) current situation? Is there a better way I should explain it. Please look at image below. 2) It then ask us "Have you attended any educational institutions at a secondary level or above?" Does this mean high school and university (Bachelors and masters)? Also, do we have to put my spouse's(beneficiary) 6 months TESOL course that she took? With question #2, is it true that we should bring University degree and high school diploma for the interview?
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    As far as I'm aware, no. My guess is that my mom can file as "Single" because maybe she is allowed to do so. Also, I believe my mom was legally separated. I'm not her tax guy who said she can file as "Single". I don't have much information about her and her ex-husband (my mom finally got the divorce approved) past. From what I can see in her taxes, her taxes were simple with just a W2 form. @pushbrk It looks like my mom finally got her divorce about two days ago. She got a letter in writing saying this "As the Decree of Dissolution has been filed with the Court and approved by the Judge the above-captioned case is now complete, and there are no remaining issues to be dealt with." My guess is since she is now divorce, my mom doesn't have to put "1" anymore because she is now not currently married?
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    Thank you.
  16.    jaywave reacted to a post in a topic: Traveling to other countries before visa interview date
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    @Redro Hello Redro. Do you know how someone can update the DS-260 before the interview? Or do you know if I can update the DS-260 in the Seoul Embassy? The reason why I need to update it is because of the countries we shortly visited/traveled after we submitted DS-260. There is a question about which countries we traveled to within 5 years. Thank you.
  18. jaywave
    Actually, even if my mom files Single or MFS, she still owes the same amount. I know, I redid her taxes either filing as "Single" or "MFS". Like I said before, she has already been audited. If she wasn't allowed to file as "Single", she would have been told by the person who audited her that she filed her taxes incorrectly. Also, the tax guy (not the auditor) who did her taxes is extremely careful when it comes to taxes, and he told her to file as "single". I'm not a tax expert, but I'm guessing my mom can file single. I don't know much about my mom's story with her husband. Lastly, I'm not sure how this is perjury and/or tax evasion when she has already been audited? I went back to her taxes, it was the same amount she owes for either filing as single and MFS. To everyone her, I'm truly grateful at all the replies. I'm just hoping that the interviewing officer will not ask for a joint sponsor.
  19. jaywave
    My mom agreed to be our joint sponsor. Long story short, my mom is currently married (almost divorce with her husband), but files single because she has been separated from her husband for many years. Her tax guy in the past told her to file single in the past, so she has been filing single every single year since then. She can't file MFS because she doesn't know her spouse SSN. I'm wondering if someone had a similar experience or knows the right answer. Is it safe to submit my mom's tax return to the interview officer even though her filing status is not correct? Also, in Part 5 of the I-864, it says put "1" if you are currently married. So it might be an issue later because it doesn't make sense that my mom files single and she has to put "1" in currently married. What should we do in this situation?
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    I'm just preparing one just encase I need one because I'll never know. Do you know what should I do about Part 5. Sponsor's Household Size, where it says "If you are currently married, enter "1" for your spouse"? What can I enter if my mom files single and she doesn't have any contact with her husband (soon to be ex)?
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    In a Korean bank account, but our Korean bank can give us a USD statement. If that makes any sense. The issue that we are having with this is that my mom was filing single for a while because she doesn't know her husband's (almost ex) SSN. My mom was audited a few years ago, but they never mentioned or cared about if she filed single. How can I use my mom's 2022 Tax if my mom doesn't file Married But Filling Separately? I'm guessing the interview officer will not accept the I-864 because of this. Note: Also, her Tax man who does her taxes tells her to file single.
  25. jaywave
    I have a couple of questions about I-864 Joint Sponsor: Note: My mom wants to sponsor my wife, but I did not submit my mom's I-864 in the NVC stage because our current ligiid assets is way above the threshold. However, I want to be safe in the interview encase the interviewing officer ask for one. 1) My mom will be the joint sponsor. However, she is getting a divorce from her husband and almost in the final stages of her divorce. In Part 5. Sponsor's Household Size, it says "If you are currently married, enter "1" for your spouse". However, she doesn't live with her soon to be divorce husband and they haven't lived, and never had any contact with each other for a few years. How should we handle this situation? Should I leave it as blank? 2) My mom signed the document in mid-march of this year with her signature. The date is already inserted with her signature. Is it safe to still use that signature with that date? 3) Encase the interview officer ask for a joint sponsor, do I need to submit my mom's 2022 taxes with the I-864? Thank you.
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