Taxes due, unemployment and USC filing

[xo2008]

Hi - I have 3 questions:

1. I would like to know if being currently unemployed and collecting unemployment insurance is going to have a negative effect on my n-400 application?

2. I have filed all my US tax returns faithfully every year and have been a GC holder for 8 years. For the 2006 year I earned a large income and ended up owing significant taxes, both state and federal. I called the IRS and local government and made repayment arrangements in accordance with their offered options, and have been faithfully repaying the owed amount according to my agreed plan with them each month since. Will this be considered overdue taxes and be cause for denial of citizenship?

3. I have a daughter from my former marriage (to USC - divorced in 2007) and have been faithfully paying child support and the mother is willing to sign a document stating my repayments have been faithful and willing - will this suffice to answer the n-400 question about payment of child support?

Thank you for all your input.

 

[boatbod]

Hi - I have 3 questions:

1. I would like to know if being currently unemployed and collecting unemployment insurance is going to have a negative effect on my n-400 application?

Unemployment itself isn't a problem. Not certain about unemployment insurance, however I think it is probably allowed - I actually doubt you'll be asked about it anyway.

2. I have filed all my US tax returns faithfully every year and have been a GC holder for 8 years. For the 2006 year I earned a large income and ended up owing significant taxes, both state and federal. I called the IRS and local government and made repayment arrangements in accordance with their offered options, and have been faithfully repaying the owed amount according to my agreed plan with them each month since. Will this be considered overdue taxes and be cause for denial of citizenship?

Make sure you have proof of the payment agreement with the IRS and you should be fine.

3. I have a daughter from my former marriage (to USC - divorced in 2007) and have been faithfully paying child support and the mother is willing to sign a document stating my repayments have been faithful and willing - will this suffice to answer the n-400 question about payment of child support?

Once again, an affidavit like this would be a good thing to have available, just in case you are asked about it.

 

[xo2008]

Taxes continued...

I appreciate the response. It brings me to another question. I normally file my taxes in April. I plan to submit my N-400 before that time. Will this count as not filed taxes for 2007? I will submit in March and plan to state all taxes have been filed each year - I will then be filling my taxes for 2007 in April this year. Will this be a problem? Would it be best to wait until after I file for 2007 until I apply etc?

Thanks for all your input.

 

[thedeepsea]

As long as you have the intention to file 2007 taxes and can prove you did at the interview you should be fine.

 

[xo2008]

I called the IRS and asked if taxes being paid for a previous year under installment are considered "overdue" as per the N-400 question. I was speaking with their legal department at the Federal IRS. The guy told me that yes, this is considered by the government to be overdue taxes. With this in mind I feel I must answer "yes" to the N-400 question asking if you have overdue taxes.

Does this mean I will most likely be denied by an IO even though I am paying the installment for the overdue amount monthly?

has anyone ever filed an N-400 and answered yes to having overdue taxes and still been approved?

Thanks in advance.

 

[Flydog]

Tell the truth. If your taxes are overdue, say they are overdue. Then include an attachment that explains that you have made arrangements with the IRS, that you are in compliance with those arrangements and that the IRS is happy with your compliance.

We answered "Yes" to one of the "no" questions on my wife's application, but supplied an explanation in an attachment to her N-400. She showed up with a ton of documentation to the interview, but it only came up glancingly and she didn't need to show any of it.

Truth is the most important thing.