I751 and TAXES QUESTION

[roberto gasta]

Hello,

Me and my wife are filing taxes for 2006;
After working as a contractor for 5 months, the results are I owe the government several thousand of dollars;

For this reason my wife is considering to file separately the taxes for 2006;

Does filing separately taxes for one year (we filed jointly for 2005) will affect dramatically the chances for the 751 process?

I need your advise;

THank you

 

[Ashin2]

Hello,

You can file taxes married but filing separately. It should not affect your I-751, because you should have other documents that prove your marriage is bonafide. You can have joint bank statements, affadavits from family and friends, joint lease, etc.

 

[TheRealCanadian]

After working as a contractor for 5 months, the results are I owe the government several thousand of dollars; For this reason my wife is considering to file separately the taxes for 2006

Does this actually result in a lower overall tax liability for yourselves? I'd be surprised if filing MFS would beat MFJ.

 

[roberto gasta]

We did not made the calculation yet,

I believe filing jointly is better than married filing separately.
because of the added deductions.

I know for sure taxes is an important document, maybe
the most important.
I have a lot of other evidence but this is seriously concerning
me.

I would appreciate if anybody had filed separately can reply with
their result.

Thank you.

 

[Al Southner]

U can't have it both ways....

We did not made the calculation yet,

I believe filing jointly is better than married filing separately.
because of the added deductions.

I know for sure taxes is an important document, maybe
the most important.
I have a lot of other evidence but this is seriously concerning
me.

I would appreciate if anybody had filed separately can reply with
their result.

Thank you.

Robert,

Filing seperately while married is not a crime. If you read anything on the IRS website, it will tell you that you are free to file in any manner which gives you the best opportunity to have a nice return. I have yet to hear IRS outlawing any married couple from filing seperately.

Also, how do you know that you owe the govt before doing calculations? Yes, filing jointly as a married couple has benefits, but if you aren't going to realize those benefits in this case, why then bother to file jointly? Really.... you can't have it both ways...

There millions of people who file seperately while married, and IRS or USCIS would care less about their motive or bona fide aspect of their relations. What matters to the US govt is that you paid your taxes.... The worst situation for you is to attend "possible" interview of your I-751 owing taxes, that is certainly going to ensure USCIS wait on your case until you pay taxes to the US govt... I can assure you this one....

 

[TheRealCanadian]

We did not made the calculation yet, .... I believe filing jointly is better than married filing separately. because of the added deductions.

You really should run the numbers before you make assumptions. I haven't personally seen any cases where filing MFS actually saved money, but again - run the numbers.

What "added deductions" do you believe are available filing MFS that are not available to MFJ filers?

I know for sure taxes is an important document, maybe the most important. I have a lot of other evidence but this is seriously concerning me.

As Al points out, filing MFS isn't a crime and if it's being done to reduce your tax liability then that's a perfectly valid reason. I'm just not convinced that it will.