Help writing a letter to the embassy

[Keo23 105]

I got a call from the embassy saying my husband need to provide a letter why he didn’t filed tax in the past three year. He a new business owner since 2020 and he have a 3 year grace period to filed his tax for the business. How do I write a letter explaining this information? Any help will be greatly appreciated.

[Crazy Cat 39,182]

13 minutes ago, Keo23 said:

He a new business owner since 2020 and he have a 3 year grace period to filed his tax for the business.

Huh?  US taxes?  Where did he get that advice?

Edited April 22, 2022 by Crazy Cat

[Keo23 105]

Yes. US taxes.

[Crazy Cat 39,182]

7 minutes ago, Keo23 said:

Yes. US taxes.

Please show me the reference which states a new business owner has a 3 year grace period to file taxes..... I think he meant a 3 year grace period to show a profit.....which isn't true either. 

Edited April 22, 2022 by Crazy Cat

[dwheels76 5,459]

54 minutes ago, Keo23 said:

I got a call from the embassy saying my husband need to provide a letter why he didn’t filed tax in the past three year. He a new business owner since 2020 and he have a 3 year grace period to filed his tax for the business. How do I write a letter explaining this information? Any help will be greatly appreciated.

So other than his business he has no income coming in to file personal taxes? There's no such statute you are to file every year regardless.
He would be writing this statement to send to embassy. I would assume you have a joint sponsor.

[Keo23 105]

5 minutes ago, dwheels76 said:

So other than his business he has no income coming in to file personal taxes? There's no such statute you are to file every year regardless.
He would be writing this statement to send to embassy. I would assume you have a joint sponsor.

He has no other income coming other than from the Business. I’m the joint sponsor but they still need some kind of clarification about his tax. 

[dwheels76 5,459]

41 minutes ago, Keo23 said:

He has no other income coming other than from the Business. I’m the joint sponsor but they still need some kind of clarification about his tax. 

Well if that was the explanation he was given he writes that in a statement. Even though that may be the guidelines of the IRS it doesn't explain why he didn't file.

So he needs to explain why he delayed not what the statute is.

[JeanneAdil 6,190]

need to read corporate tax rules in Florida

 

https://floridarevenue.com/Forms_library/current/gt800017.pdf

 

Who Must File? All corporations (including tax-exempt organizations) doing business, earning income, or existing in Florida

 

plus Florida does not control IRS federal tax regulations 

the business should be paying quarterly estimated taxes 

and then filing the yearly tax returns

there is tax relief for businesses hurt by a disaster in Florida or by loss from covid shutdown but taxes still have to be filed

 

Individuals who run their own business typically have to make estimated tax payments. If you don't pay enough income tax through withholding or estimated taxes, you may be charged a penalty. 

[nastra30 1,968]

4 hours ago, Keo23 said:

He has no other income coming other than from the Business. I’m the joint sponsor but they still need some kind of clarification about his tax. 

You are the joint sponsor? Who is the primary sponsor? And who is being sponsored? 

Edited April 22, 2022 by nastra30

[pushbrk 12,092]

This whole topic is confusing.  Sounds like the OP/author is a joint sponsor and her husband is not the immigrant.  Not sure of that though.  We need to understand the role of each person here.  If they are married, why aren't they filing a joint tax return?  I she filing as married filing separately?  We have mess here that KEO23 needs to clean up before continuing to confuse the issues.

 

According to the profile the OP has already completed the process of bringing her husband to the USA.

Edited April 22, 2022 by pushbrk

[pushbrk 12,092]

5 minutes ago, pushbrk said:

This whole topic is confusing.  Sounds like the OP/author is a joint sponsor and her husband is not the immigrant.  Not sure of that though.  We need to understand the role of each person here.  If they are married, why aren't they filing a joint tax return?  I she filing as married filing separately?  We have mess here that KEO23 needs to clean up before continuing to confuse the issues.

 

According to the profile the OP has already completed the process of bringing her husband to the USA.

If the OP is acting as a joint sponsor for some other immigrant, she and her husband should be filing a joint tax return, even if his business has no profit yet.  Filing separately, results in paying more taxes, in most cases.  However, depending on his actual business and how it operates, he may never need to file a tax return for it separate from the couple's tax return.  If they want to continue to file separately, and his business is all cash AND the revenue is under the filing threshold, he could "theoritically" NEVER need to file a tax return.

 

Either way/regardless there is no such thing as a three year "grace period" for filing US federal tax returns.  In this context, it doesn't matter what his State tax situation would be.  

 

With this in mind, there the non existent "grace period" is not going to be an acceptable explanation.

[Longingfor 195]

I think OP should write clarifying that he misunderstood or misinterpreted the tax statue and have since filed his business tax return and enclose a copy of such proof and send in the proof and letter stating the misinterpretation/misunderstanding to the embassy.  

[Keo23 105]

My husband sorted out his tax return. I emailed the documents and my status changed from refused to ready. Is this normal? 

 

Edited June 3, 2022 by Keo23