Ok I've been a resident since 2003. I have filed my taxes regularly until 2006. In that year I didnt work or make any money so I didnt file my tax return. 2007 was the same however in 2008 I started working again and filed my taxes for that year and also the last year. I just sent my N400 application in, and today I received a letter saying they received the payment and they will send me a date for FP and Interview upon all the records check out OK. Do you think the years I didnt file my tax returns would cause a problem? When I asked an IRS agent he said, they dont have any records of me making money in those years so IRS is ok with this situation and they said I dont need to file them right now or ever. Do you think its ok with immigration also? or is this a red flag that I should take care of right now.
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Citizenship and Tax issues
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Al Southner
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Failure to file taxes is always a brown flag. The red flag is when the applicant has criminal history. You are filing based on 5 years? The IRS agent told you what you wanted to hear, it is possible USCIS might ask you to furnish with transcript showing that you don't owe any taxes. What did you check on the question regarding "have you ever failed to file for federal, state and local taxes"? I can assure you, if you checked NO, then you misled USCIS and you should amend it at the interview and explain yourself. I believe they are going to require tax filing for the last 3 years, so you need to be up front with the truthiness.
Jackolantern
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Wrong. The question asks about failing to file a REQUIRED tax return. No income = no tax return required, and answering NO would be correct (unless there were special circumstances that year which required filing taxes despite no income, such as selling a home).What did you check on the question regarding "have you ever failed to file for federal, state and local taxes"? I can assure you, if you checked NO, then you misled USCIS and you should amend it at the interview and explain yourself.
Al Southner
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Wrong. The question asks about failing to file a REQUIRED tax return. No income = no tax return required, and answering NO would be correct (unless there were special circumstances that year which required filing taxes despite no income, such as selling a home).
I disagree....!!!!!
Question A 4: Since becoming a lawful permanent resident, have you ever failed to file a REQUIRED federal, state, or local tax return?
Federal tax rertun is required only if your income is higher than certain amount. So if you do not have income, you are not required to file a fedearl tax returen.
Thus You can just say NO to that question
This assume yoru state and yoru local township does not require you to file a tax return when you have no income. But I''ll sat forget about state and locla tax. You just assume the same thing
Question C 14: Have you ever failed to file a federal, state, or local tax return because
you consider yoruself to be a "non resident"?
You did not file tax return because you did not have income, not because you considered yoruself a nonresident. So you shoudl answer No
Therefore you shoudl answer No to both A4 and C14
Federal tax rertun is required only if your income is higher than certain amount. So if you do not have income, you are not required to file a fedearl tax returen.
Thus You can just say NO to that question
This assume yoru state and yoru local township does not require you to file a tax return when you have no income. But I''ll sat forget about state and locla tax. You just assume the same thing
Question C 14: Have you ever failed to file a federal, state, or local tax return because
you consider yoruself to be a "non resident"?
You did not file tax return because you did not have income, not because you considered yoruself a nonresident. So you shoudl answer No
Therefore you shoudl answer No to both A4 and C14
Wrong. The question asks about failing to file a REQUIRED tax return. No income = no tax return required, and answering NO would be correct (unless there were special circumstances that year which required filing taxes despite no income, such as selling a home).
There are two such questions: A4 and C14. A4 says "required tax return". C14 says "tax return" . But the purpose of C14 is to check continius residence so C14 has a clause "because you considered yoruself to be a nonresident". So I think the OP should answer No to eitehr A 4 or C14.
For C14, you can honestly answer No even if you failed to file a tax return when you earn 1 billion dollars if the reason is not that you consider yourself to be resident.
You did not file a tax return maybe because you just want to steal money from treasure but you still answer No to that question because that question is purely for
checking continous residency purpose. Crimes involving tax should be dislcosed in answers to other question but not to this one
I disagree....!!!!!
You are looking at Questiuon C14 and Jack is talking about Question A4.
A4 says "required return" and C14 says "because you considered yourself to be a nonresidnet".
I answered no to both questions to both questions because I didnt make money so I didnt miss a tax return...there wasnt anything showing on IRS either for the years I didnt file, so he told me I was better off not filing. Thanks for all of your responses I really appreciate it.
I answered no to both questions to both questions because I didnt make money so I didnt miss a tax return...there wasnt anything showing on IRS either for the years I didnt file, so he told me I was better off not filing. Thanks for all of your responses I really appreciate it.
The IO may ask how you supported yoursefl during those no-income years
Al Southner
Registered Users (C)
You are looking at Questiuon C14 and Jack is talking about Question A4.
A4 says "required return" and C14 says "because you considered yourself to be a nonresidnet".
WBH,
I saw what Jack was talking about. I agree both you and him are correct, he should be fine with USCIS. However, they might be interested in how he was supporting himself during those no tax years. I hope he wasn't sucking Uncle Sam "310 million tits"...
http://shakespearessister.blogspot.com/2010/08/milk-cow-with-310-million-tits.html
Well, My brother also lives here and He was supporting me because I was having problem with my breathing, I got sick from Mold and noone could treat it. It took 2 years to get back to normal and in that time period my Father visited me from home country 3 times and he left me cash each and everytime. so I didnt really need money or did anything illegal.
Al Southner
Registered Users (C)
Well, My brother also lives here and He was supporting me because I was having problem with my breathing, I got sick from Mold and noone could treat it. It took 2 years to get back to normal and in that time period my Father visited me from home country 3 times and he left me cash each and everytime. so I didnt really need money or did anything illegal.
Well, don't mention the cash your father left you. Just get better and apply for naturalization.
Ok I've been a resident since 2003. I have filed my taxes regularly until 2006. In that year I didnt work or make any money so I didnt file my tax return. 2007 was the same however in 2008 I started working again and filed my taxes for that year and also the last year. I just sent my N400 application in, and today I received a letter saying they received the payment and they will send me a date for FP and Interview upon all the records check out OK. Do you think the years I didnt file my tax returns would cause a problem? When I asked an IRS agent he said, they dont have any records of me making money in those years so IRS is ok with this situation and they said I dont need to file them right now or ever. Do you think its ok with immigration also? or is this a red flag that I should take care of right now.
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So since I am still awaiting a YL and/or IL I was wondering what I need to get from the IRS pertaining to taxes. What transcripts and how many years back from FY 2009 do I need to request from the IRS to take with me to the interview?
Just download the tax request form 4506 or somethings like that and request as much info as possible
as long as it is free. And bring all of themn to the interview
Al Southner
Registered Users (C)
If you have a fax machine, IRS prefers that this fax be a personal fax because they can send then to you within 24-72 of receiving the request. As such, given that they are personal documentation, your fax at work won't work, so if you ask them to mail then, you are looking at 7-14 business days. I had requested tax transcript before and I called them about 4pm and they send them about 11:55pm, it is a computer generated fax, and my home fax just keep them for me.
You should have a plan on how you want them to send it you.
You should have a plan on how you want them to send it you.
If you have a fax machine, IRS prefers that this fax be a personal fax because they can send then to you within 24-72 of receiving the request. As such, given that they are personal documentation, your fax at work won't work, so if you ask them to mail then, you are looking at 7-14 business days. I had requested tax transcript before and I called them about 4pm and they send them about 11:55pm, it is a computer generated fax, and my home fax just keep them for me.
You should have a plan on how you want them to send it you.
Good to know. I have both a fax machine and a fax number that delivers to my email address, so I have a copy in my email as well as print it when I need to.
Al Southner
Registered Users (C)
Jayoa,
You should be fine, when you call IRS, they will ask you about the fax and where it is personal. I like those fax numbers which goes directly to your inbox, pretty cool.
You should be fine, when you call IRS, they will ask you about the fax and where it is personal. I like those fax numbers which goes directly to your inbox, pretty cool.