NO JOINT BANK ACCOUNT, NO JOINT TAX RETURN

[chentrick 0]

hello everyone need help, were filing jointly with my husband in ROC but out problem is we dont any joint bank account since we’ve been married and his filing single in his tax return in 2017  and filing jointly married in 2018 , i really need advice everyone what to do 😌and we cannot open bank account jointly because my husband dealing with the IRS right now  

[Georgia16 2,858]

He will have to amend his 2017 tax return. You can't file as single if you are married.

 

You have the 2018 tax you can use. 

Write an explanation of why you don't have joint accounts.

and attach all other evidence you have to the package also. 

[chentrick 0]

29 minutes ago, Georgia16 said:

He will have to amend his 2017 tax return. You can't file as single if you are married.

 

You have the 2018 tax you can use. 

Write an explanation of why you don't have joint accounts.

and attach all other evidence you have to the package also. 

thank you so much , will do 

[Fr8dog 312]

Can't show what you don't have. You can try to find "alternate" evidence. Worse case they will call you in for an interview and that gives you a change to explain why you don't have certain things.

If you both filed single while being married, you need to get that figured out with the IRS. If you filed "married filing individual" your good with the IRS but the interviewer may ask why.

[chentrick 0]

4 minutes ago, Fr8dog said:

Can't show what you don't have. You can try to find "alternate" evidence. Worse case they will call you in for an interview and that gives you a change to explain why you don't have certain things.

If you both filed single while being married, you need to get that figured out with the IRS. If you filed "married filing individual" your good with the IRS but the interviewer may ask why.

im unemployed and we don’t have any idea that we need to file jointly because the accountant told us that since im not working i don’t need  to file my tax return so my husband filed single in his 2017 tax return 😭

[Fr8dog 312]

1 minute ago, chentrick said:

im unemployed and we don’t have any idea that we need to file jointly because the accountant told us that since im not working i don’t need  to file my tax return so my husband filed single in his 2017 tax return 😭

Ok before I'm going to suggest you fire your accountant. make sure about the tax return. (though most likely your accountant needs to go)

 

there are 3 options.

- filed married, filed jointly

- filed married, filing separately.

- filed single.

 

If your husband filed single, it is incorrect.

 

[chentrick 0]

11 minutes ago, Fr8dog said:

Ok before I'm going to suggest you fire your accountant. make sure about the tax return. (though most likely your accountant needs to go)

 

there are 3 options.

- filed married, filed jointly

- filed married, filing separately.

- filed single.

 

If your husband filed single, it is incorrect.

 

thank you for the sudgestion 👍

[JFH 12,189]

What about a lease/house deed and joint utility bills? Drivers licenses to show you are both living at the same address? Insurances (car/renters/health)? Beneficiaries on wills and life insurance? 

Edited October 27, 2019 by JFH

[debbiedoo 2,339]

On 10/26/2019 at 1:13 PM, chentrick said:

im unemployed and we don’t have any idea that we need to file jointly because the accountant told us that since im not working i don’t need  to file my tax return so my husband filed single in his 2017 tax return 😭

Where did you find your accountant? Craigslist? Fire them.

 

If you are married in that tax year, you file one of the married options., you are (rather he is) not SINGLE. It does not matter if one of the spouses does not work. I do not work any longer and we still file married, filing jointly.

[Downloader 197]

Agree, amend the 2017 taxes and fire the accountant yesterday. 

[NikLR 13,220]

On 10/26/2019 at 11:04 PM, JFH said:

What about a lease/house deed and joint utility bills? Drivers licenses to show you are both living at the same address? Insurances (car/renters/health)? Beneficiaries on wills and life insurance? 

To add to this, photos you've taken together and with family? Trips?  Car purchase? Mail addressed to both of you?