My wife came to the US on K1 visa. We are now filling out I-864 for AOS.
I have not yet filed 2021 tax returns. I plan to file it before the October 17 deadline.
Question 1: Am I required to file my taxes first, request a transcript, and include the transcript with the I-864? Or can I simply include my 2020 returns?
Question 2: Where it asks for 'My current individual annual income', is it asking only for what my employer pays me or the sum of all of my income (including real estate, trading, etc)? Pre-tax or post-tax? Can I just write what is in W2 box 1? My employer pays me in cash + RSUs; which should I include?