About to file but have a quick question regarding I-864

[Ensamvarg 6]

Hi all,

I am about to send my packet for AoS but the wife and I ran in to a little trouble regarding the I-864.

In the instructions it says to include the individual tax return but last year we filed a joint return.

Is this still acceptable? I can't see it being mentioned anywhere in the instructions.

Any insight would be very helpful.

Thanks!

[Jesti 0]

Hi all,

I am about to send my packet for AoS but the wife and I ran in to a little trouble regarding the I-864.

In the instructions it says to include the individual tax return but last year we filed a joint return.

Is this still acceptable? I can't see it being mentioned anywhere in the instructions.

Any insight would be very helpful.

Thanks!

My opinion is to do both, file the individual tax return before you got married and the joint tax return. We did that when we filed our I-864. Good luck.

[payxibka 10,048]

Hi all,

I am about to send my packet for AoS but the wife and I ran in to a little trouble regarding the I-864.

In the instructions it says to include the individual tax return but last year we filed a joint return.

Is this still acceptable? I can't see it being mentioned anywhere in the instructions.

Any insight would be very helpful.

Thanks!

Form 1040 (A,EZ) are individual returns versus corporations and partnerships returns. What you are referring to is the filing status on the individual return. Two different things!!!

[Ensamvarg 6]

Wait... So filing jointly as a married couple is still considered an individual tax return since it's not a corporation etc?

[Jesti 0]

Sending both is make it easy because if the don't need individual they already have the joint or other way. So, in this case they won't asking you to send again if you already have send them both.

[Ensamvarg 6]

Got it!

Thanks a lot guys!!

[payxibka 10,048]

Sending both is make it easy because if the don't need individual they already have the joint or other way. So, in this case they won't asking you to send again if you already have send them both.

Send in both what? A person files one individual return each year. If siingle you do it alone. If married you do it either separately or jointly. Just because it is a joint return does not mean it is not an individual return.

FORM 1040 - US Individual Income Tax Return

FORM 1120 - US Corporation Income Tax Return

FORM 1065 - US Partnership Income Tax Return

[Ensamvarg 6]

That's what I figured by your reply.

Very clear and helpful.

Thanks again!