I-864 income for 3 years.

[Hank63452 2]

Hi guys,

 

Which number should the petitioner enter as income for i-864? Line 9 from tax return or adjusted gross income from tax transcripts?

Edited yesterday at 01:54 AM by Hank63452
Added info

[Edward and Jaycel 2,465]

The "Total Income" amount from the Tax Return Transcripts

[pushbrk 14,273]

20 hours ago, Hank63452 said:

Hi guys,

 

Which number should the petitioner enter as income for i-864? Line 9 from tax return or adjusted gross income from tax transcripts?

Line 9, total income unless you file the 1040EZ.  This is stated clearly in the form instruction, but often misinterpreted.  Tax Return Transcripts also show "Total Income" showing same number as line 9 of the 1040.

Edited 11 hours ago by pushbrk

[Hank63452 2]

 

23 hours ago, Edward and Jaycel said:

The "Total Income" amount from the Tax Return Transcripts

 

8 hours ago, pushbrk said:

Line 9, total income unless you file the 1040EZ.  This is stated clearly in the form instruction, but often misinterpreted.  Tax Return Transcripts also show "Total Income" showing same number as line 9 of the 1040.

Tax Transcript shows:
Adjusted gross income: $46,741.00
Taxable income: $25,713.00
Tax per return: $9,961.00
SE taxable income taxpayer: $46,446.00
SE taxable income spouse: $0.00
Total self employment tax: $7,106.00
Return due date or return received date (whichever is 
later): 04-15-2025
Processing date: 05-12-2025

The above is all numbers dealing with amount, rest is just dates and personal info.

 

Tax Return shows:

Line 9 is amount of 50,294$

Line 11 is amount of 46,741$

 

I thought line 9 amount of 50,294% would show up on tax transcript but I couldn't find it. Something must be wrong. Should I just enter $46,741 for I-864?

Edited 2 hours ago by Hank63452
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[Hank63452 2]

I forgot to clarify that the tax return numbers are taken from the site I did my taxes. 

[pushbrk 14,273]

You also said "tax transcript".  The applicable document is the "tax return transcript".  It should show total income.  Often total income and AGI are the same number.  How about on your 1040?  Are they the same number?  

Use 1040 or tax return transcript, not anything else. Words and titles mean things.