Ian-Mstm

> d4vid wrote:
> > > wrote:
> > > > My girlfriend recently filed her tax return using Turbotax, and
> > > > it
> > > > got
> > > > rejected because of a SSN error and Date Of Birth error. She
> > > > has
> > > > never
> > > > filed a return before, and she is here been here on a Student
> > > > Visa
> > > > for
> > > > over 5 years. Can anyone help me out, because I don't know what
> > > > to
> > > > do
> > > > with it. Thanks.
> > >
> > > Gee. Just do it by hand.
> > I was a student here for 4 years originally and never filed a tax
> > return. In order to come back with my greencard it was going to
> > cause a
> > problem as I never filed, and one of the provisos is filing taxes,
> > even
> > if you had no income.
> Here is the deal. If you got any paycheck, the tax was cut and by
> filing, you may get some refund but you defintely won't owe any.
> If you didn't make any money, you owe none.
> So if you didn't file tax, as long as you don't owe money, you have
> nothing to worry about.
> > I remember reading a law sayin that if you retroactively submit all
> > the
> > previous forms it shouldnt matter, so I suggest looking for the
> > relevant
> > forms for each year online, fill them out and send them off.
> > If you dont have an SS# get an ITIN # as this will do for tax
> > purposes
> > As long as you send off one for each year you wont have any
> > problems,
> > trust me, i was freaking out about it as its possible they can turn
> > you
> > away after leaving/completing the visa
> >
> > --
> >

Not necessarily. I worked as a private contractor to the federal
government for almost 3 years. I got a regular paycheck, but absolutely
*no* deductions were made. So... tax was *not* deducted, and I *did* owe
each year!

Ian

Wildandcrazy0525

> My girlfriend recently filed her tax return using Turbotax, and it got
> rejected because of a SSN error and Date Of Birth error. She has
> never
> filed a return before, and she is here been here on a Student Visa for
> over 5 years. Can anyone help me out, because I don't know what to do
> with it. Thanks.

I think it's got something to do with the SSN, it's posible with the
visa that she has that she doesn't have a SSN but has a Tax
Identification Number instead (TIN). If this is the case then the reason
that you can't file using Turbotax is that you can't file electronicaly
with a TIN, it has to be mailed.

Print the forms from Turbotax and mail them will be the best option. At
least though by using Turbotax, you'll know what refund if any will be
coming back, or how much you owe!

Wild

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Fatbrit

> "fatbrit" <member24289@british_expats.com> wrote in message
> news:34$362878$3371758$...
> |
> | > not true
> |
> | Poppycock!
> |
> | Read here: http://www.irs.gov/newsroom/article/...105097,00.html
> |
> | Also the question on many immigration forms asks: Have you ever
> | failed
> | to file a required tax return?
> |
> | If it wasn't required, you havent failed!
> |
> Whether or not you have to file a tax return depends on your
> income as per
> U.S Tax Code. The instruction in the 1040 form will tell you if you
> are
> required to file or not.
> Not knowing how much somebody makes and telling him he is not
> required to
> file a return is dangerous!

Agreed -- but it may be a path out for him he should consider. Of
course, the best advice for anyone on a visa or gc is to file
religiously whether you need to or not and keep copies as you'll need
them eventually. But when the milk's already spilt...

--

kastanne

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