ITIN FOR FOREIGN SPOUSE MARRIED TO AMERICAN CITIZEN DID YOU KNOW?
ITIN For Foreign Spouse of US Citizen/Resident Alien in USA – Helpful Tips
As experienced IRS, Approved Certified Acceptance Agent (C.A.A.), and US As an experienced IRS approved agent, Certified Acceptance agents, USA Personal tax preparers/Consultants our top tips are listed below. If you are:
- The foreign spouse must be legally married to a US citizen as of the 31st Dec US tax year if the spouse is applying for ITIN under the category spouse of the US citizen.
- The 1040 Federal tax return with married filing jointly status must be sent along with the ITIN application for this spouse ITIN application category.
- If the applicant filing the tax return as married filing separate [MFS status the ITIN application is rejected as there are no significant tax benefits.
- If the US citizen had filed the tax return using their SSN to meet the tax filing deadline and for e-file, An amended 1040X tax return to be prepared again with the married filing jointly [MFJ] status.
- The US taxpayer will not be in a position to E-file the 1040 tax return without ITIN so the CPA or the tax preparer needs to prepare the 1040 print have a wet signature on the 1040 page 2 [both taxpayer and spouse and post mail the 1040 tax return].
- If the IRS rejected the ITIN application previously and issued a temporary TIN, the ITIN applicant needs to ensure the IRSN numbers are reported on Form W7.
- If the ITIN is expired and needs to be renewed, the ITIN application along with the 1040 tax returns, is to be resent again. If the 1040 is already submitted and due to rejection or renewal of ITIN, if you are resending the 1040 copy, the taxpayer needs to mention to the top of the 1040 “ Copy only for ITIN application/Renewal Do Not Process Again”.
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