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Lived in China 2011 Time to filed Taxes here in CA
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On January 19, 2011, I moved to China and lived with my wife which I married back in November the previous year. During this year, my wife taught at home English courses to elementary students and the projected income for the year less than 20,000.00. My job during this process was to facilitate the room and the administration of time keeping. Now, that I am in the states I am getting ready to filed my tax return here in California. Question, can I claim my wife, daughter and in-laws as dependents since we all lived in the same household. My time duration in China was 11 months. I have also heard that I apply for my wife a TIN. Is this true/ I want to do the correct thing and avoid any issues with the IRS and for that matter my wife and daughter future VISA process. Thank you, Al Maldonado -
Hi all, Quick question regarding taxes. We are planning to get married December 29th. When I file my taxes in early 2012 do I claim single or married? If I need to file married, do I count her income in 2011 plus mine? She lived and worked in China in 2011. No income in the USA. Thanks, Matt
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If you married in China, what is your ITIN story ? Did you get one before she arrived in the US? If yes, for what reason(s), taxes, add to some account (bank, 401K)? If no, did you do revise taxes after she arrived? I found that my 401K said she doesn't need to be added to the account since by tax code it defaults to the spouse unless otherwise directed... but the tax code also requires the beneficiary to have a SSN or ITIN... so my 401K won't allow me to explicitly list her online since those field are 'required'.
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My wife and I recently mailed back the required material from Packet 3 and are now waiting for Packet 4. On the checklist of things required on the IV Instruction Packet is her Birth Certificate and Divorce Certificate. When we DCF'd for her CR-1 in Beijing the original notarized translations were requested and kept at the time of submitting the I-130. We have the original notarized Police Certificate, original notarized Marriage Certificate (we got extra copies), and photocopies of the notarized Birth and Divorce Cert's (as well as the original Chinese Divorce Cert book), but we don't have an additional notarized Birth or Divorce Cert beyond what we submitted with the I-130. Do we need to go back to her home town and get additional copies of these for her interview? We had planned to get additional Birth Certificate's later anyway but not until our last visit to the in-laws before heading to the USA which will likely be a month or two after her interview. Also a question about the I-864 and "most recent year's tax returns" - I have found it a nightmare to try to e-file taxes while married to someone who does not have a SSN or ITIN. Getting an ITIN for my wife sounds like it is going to require a trip to Beijing and/or a slow process via postal mail, neither of which are ideal right now and will be avoided if at all possible. I have lived in China for two years and last year simply got a 6-month extension on my taxes so I could qualify for the foreign earned income exclusion. Being that I was still out of the country at the end of 2010 I could file for a 6 month extension for this year also, putting my deadline for filing in October, which would be, God willing, 3-4 months after my wife and I enter the US and she has a SS#. However, the instruction letter that comes with P4 (or at least the pdf link online) states "the most recent year’s tax returns. For example, if the I-864 form was signed in 2008, bring the sponsor’s 2007 tax returns" are required. My I-864 is going to be signed in 2011. Does that make 2010's tax return an absolute requirement even if I would not have otherwise filed 2010 taxes by interview time? I have 2009's returns which I filed last year, as well as a transcript from 2007 and 2008. I have 2008, 2009, and 2010 from my joint sponsor. -
My lady was denied and got a white slip. What the F-U-C-K. Does anyone have the same experiences? If so, how can you deal with it? Please give me some suggestion?
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My wife got a job and they said to her they do not take out any taxes since she does not have a green card. Is that correct? She gets paid per hour. She does have her Employment card and should have a green card by Oct.She only works about 30 hours a week.
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I am a student and therefore did not make any income these past 3 years. I have my sister sponsoring me and have her tax transcripts for past 3 years. My question is, because I did not make any income do I have to submit tax returns to the VO? If so, where can I get them filed. I am in China now. Also, is it okay to file all zeros for income since I have a sponsor? I am under the assumption that as long as I have my sponsor's paperwork in line that I should be fine. Please advise.
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I did file a US tax return last year, but six months of that return simply reported the income I earned in the US. This year, I "should" file a US return to report income earned in China. I've heard a variety of things from a lot of different people, but wanted to pass the hat around to draw from those who have had personal experience or real knowledge on the topic. What I've been told by many people, is that you will not be required to pay taxes unless you earned a whole lotta money. I've heard amounts of 85K USD per year on up. Anyway, I just want to do a quick and easy return. We have no property or anything special to report. --edit-- Actually found this link after posting this, which I will read, and I'm sure get more confused. http://www.irs.gov/businesses/small/intern...d=96796,00.html
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I'm new here, just found the place a couple days ago. My fiancee has the interview in a few weeks. I think we've got everything ready, but I've been seeing stuff on here saying that it's necessary to turn in tax forms with the I-134 support form. It doesn't say this anywhere on the form, and the consulate didn't tell my fiancee we need that when she called -- so how are we supposed to know that? So what's up, is this really necessary? Has anyone been turned down because they didn't have tax info? For a little background info -- I feel very confident about proving bona fide relationship -- I lived in China for 7 months and have visited her several times in addition to that, have emails and phone records, pictures... In terms of support, I'm a graduate student so my dad is co-sponsoring. He makes plenty of money. We both filled out the form and gave bank statements and salary information.
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Tax question... I have all of my W2s for the past three years, but I only have the 1040s for 2006 and 2007. I do not have 2008 because i am requesting a foriegn earned income tax exclusion(was in the Middle East). If I do need the 2008 return what would be the fastest way to obtain it?
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With tax time approaching, I have just prepared the IRS Form W-7 Application for ITIN, for my minor step-daughter, who is here on a K-4, so I may attach it to my Form 1040 for TY 2008. I applied for one of these for my wife two years ago, soon after we were married in China;therefore, she already has her ITIN, which was used on my 2006 and 2007 joint tax returns. Therefore, as an FYI for those who may be in the same situation, be it for a spouse or dependent child, here is the IRS link for a printable Form W-7, in the most recent revision, Feb. 2008. http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/fw7.pdf Normally, the W-7 form is submitted along with the tax return to the specialized ITIN center in Austin, TX. The center will issue the ITIN and then process the current year tax return at that center; you do not forward another (duplicate) copy to your normal regional IRS return center. As a side note, I will be filing the necessary paperwork for their AOS and green cards, soon after the first of the new year, as we will be married two years in early December. I have held off filing for AOS since their arrival in mid-June, so that we may be considered for the ten year, permanent green cards for Lao Po and daughter, with the two year mark of marriage having been reached next month.
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I'm about to file the AOS package, but I'm wondering if I shouldn't wait until I file taxes for 2007. I made significantly more money last year than the one before, but I also have a household member with a considerable income that will fill out the I-864A. Any thoughts?
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AOS for K1-K2 has been pending for some time now. My question is whether when approved does a child's status change to allow for a SSI#?
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Anyone have info on filing for ITIN? I have the W-7, have our taxes all prepared in a bound book, signed..and a copy of her passport. The question I have, is how the heck do I get the passport notarized? The IRS says that either she goes to the consulate to get a notarized copy, or she sends in the original. They are unsure if a foreign notary will work. The W-7 form claims it will honor foreign notaries in accordance with the "hague convention" Their is a section of this on the website, I will go and read it now, but.. Does anyone have previous experience with this before I go reading what I am sure is an ambiguous document that ten people will interpret ten different ways? She can't go to the consulate in Guangzhou because it is a 6 hour ride and she is 7 months and then some pregnant. I can't do it because post 9-11 notary rules limit certified passport copies to the original holder only.. -
does anyone know that if i can use a tax payer id instead of a social security number to file my income tax jointly? we married on 2005 and she is here on January, 2006. thanks for your help!
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Question for all those who have filed using the W7 because their SO is not here yet. I thought I've seen people here say they had their SO mail their passport, so it can get notorized and the notorized copy mailed in with the W7 and Federal Taxes. I had Fanny send me her passport, but no one will notorize for me because they say the person whose document it is must sign for it. What should I be doing? Thanks, PF
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Apparently, my wife needs one of these Individual Taxpayer ID # (ITIN) so I can correctly fill out my 1040. Has anyone ever filed for one at any of the US Embassies/Consulates in China? We live in the middle of nowhere in Henan so it's hard to get to any of the consulates and yet i don't feel like sending my wife's passport all the way over to philadephia as instructed on the form. When out in the middle of nowhere, how does one get a notorized copy? That's the other way it can be done, according to the instructions. What happens if I leave the "ss#" blank on the 1040 for "spouse". It's not like I owe anything nor am I recieving a refund. Am I making too much of a big deal? Or should i get her a number somehow? Your thoughts will be much appreciated.
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About a month ago, we filed W-7 application to get an ITIN for my son. Today we got it back from IRS, saying that "You must file your Form w-7 with your valid tax return." So we are thinking that we don't have to file W-7 seperately, what we need to do is to file our tax return form together with W-7 form. Did we get it right? Any comments? suggestions? experiences? We appreciate it very much. Q&Q
