2009 Tax Return-married but may file single? Please help!

[Inky 1,110]

Filing Married separate is fine you just need to file married if your married.

[amykathleen2005 441]

Another recent post by someone else said they filed single even tho they were married and now they are having problems with USCIS and likely will have problems with IRS.

Perhaps you should advise the people on this thread as well as they refused to listen to me......

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/292388-how-should-i-file-my-2010-income-tax/page__p__4428577__fromsearch__1#entry4428577

[damulag 26]

If your spouse is coming on an IR1 visa then just file for an extension if he/she does not arrive by the tax date. They will get a SSN number shortly after they arrive.

[suse2010 0]

You can't file single though since you're married, it'd be a bad idea IMO. I know it's gonna require more work by doing taxes by hand, but you really don't have a choice. My husband (the USC) has to do the same thing this year. He's always done them online, but this year he can't since he got married during the 2010 tax year and I don't have an SSN or ITIN. If you file 'married filing seperately', you don't need an ITIN/W7 form, you can just write in 'NR' or 'NRA' in the SSN field. I discussed this with the IRS yesterday on the phone.

so for those who got married and filed i-130, when they file (for example me) tax return for 2010. Are they gonna file married jointly or separate? I would say jointly because my wife doesn't earn money in US? Does anyone know whether it is married and filing jointly or married and filing separately?

Thanks.

[Saylin 1,605]

so for those who got married and filed i-130, when they file (for example me) tax return for 2010. Are they gonna file married jointly or separate? I would say jointly because my wife doesn't earn money in US? Does anyone know whether it is married and filing jointly or married and filing separately?

Thanks.

You're able to do either one. It doesn't matter. You'd get a bigger refund when filing jointly though, but there's more forms to fill out and such.

[suse2010 0]

You're able to do either one. It doesn't matter. You'd get a bigger refund when filing jointly though, but there's more forms to fill out and such.

thanks

[PatRhea 1]

I am married to a USC last june 15, 2010 but he filed "single" for his 2010 tax? Can we ammend it? What do we need to submit? Thank you for your help

[Bouhaliya 0]

I am married and we are currently waiting for our case to be closed at the national visa center. I always file my taxes online with turbo tax...however, it looks like in order to file online with turbo tax (even for "married filing separately) I need to put in a social security number or tax i.d. number for my husband (who does not reside in the united states).

I called the IRS and they said I had to include the W-7 form with my taxes filled out (by hand) in order to receive a tax i.d. number for my husband. I am not planning to claim his income on my taxes.

I was wondering if I should just FILE SINGLE for my taxes due this year????? Would this cause any problems in the future for us????

Please help.

Thank you!

... Thank you for asking this! I just finished doing my taxes with Turbo Tax and had plans to mail the forms in this week. I did the same thing (filing as single). Seems like the overwhelming response is Don't Do This! Guess i gotta go back and do it all over again...

[Coco35 0]

You can't file single though since you're married, it'd be a bad idea IMO. I know it's gonna require more work by doing taxes by hand, but you really don't have a choice. My husband (the USC) has to do the same thing this year. He's always done them online, but this year he can't since he got married during the 2010 tax year and I don't have an SSN or ITIN. If you file 'married filing seperately', you don't need an ITIN/W7 form, you can just write in 'NR' or 'NRA' in the SSN field. I discussed this with the IRS yesterday on the phone.

Hi Saylin,

I am in the same situation with you and I am so stressed about it. I don't have any SSN or ITIN. Could you fill out married filed separately ? And the IRS accept that ?

I am too stressed and don't know what to do.

Thank you very much

[Coco35 0]

I am married to a USC last june 15, 2010 but he filed "single" for his 2010 tax? Can we ammend it? What do we need to submit? Thank you for your help

Could you amend that ? Did you apply AOS ?

[Saylin 1,605]

Hi Saylin,

I am in the same situation with you and I am so stressed about it. I don't have any SSN or ITIN. Could you fill out married filed separately ? And the IRS accept that ?

I am too stressed and don't know what to do.

Thank you very much

If the USC is married, they have two options (possibly a third if they qualify) for filing taxes: married filing separately (MFS) and married filing jointly (MFJ). The easier route is MFS as it requires no extra paperwork from the beneficiary; 'NRA' just needs to be written in the SSN field. The MFJ route will likely give more money out though, but it requires some extra paperwork from the beneficiary, as well as it takes longer. Both methods require the petitioner fill out the tax return by hand though.

[Ontarkie 13,917]

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