green card holder. Tax problem, please help
I hope somebody can help me on this.
I�m a green card holder temporarily outside the US on a reentry permit. I stupidly followed wrong advice and in 2005 I didn�t file my tax returns (federal and State). I didn't have any US income for 2004 so I didn't owe any money, but now I�m very concerned about the repercussions on my immigration status. What should I do? thank you very much. |
Re: green card holder. Tax problem, please help
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Hash: SHA1 You may want to double-check this with a tax expert, but it probably is harmless. If IRS regulations do not require you to file a tax return, then it should not affect your immigration status, either. The only thing that *will* affect your immigration status is if you file a tax return as a non-resident, or if you don't file because you consider yourself a non-resident. Not filing because of a lack of income is different. Also, if it turns out that you do need to file, then you may still be able to file the return late. eric wrote: > I hope somebody can help me on this. > I´m a green card holder temporarily outside the US on a reentry > permit. > I stupidly followed wrong advice and in 2005 I didn´t file my tax > returns (federal > and State). I didn't have any US income for 2004 so I didn't owe any > money, > but now I´m very concerned about the repercussions on my immigration > status. > What should I do? > thank you very much. - -- Please visit my FAQ at http://www.kkeane.com before asking a question here. It may answer your question. Remember, I am strictly a layperson without any legal training. I encourage the reader to seek competent legal counsel rather than relying on usenet newsgroups. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.0 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFDwpr32STeoAchQDkRAgcWAJsG9P8/pFwoG4sgi/7OQ2mHrsfcrwCfdzo2 nzxhbhMT1NG2YJ4Wq2fFMCk= =s0Lv -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- |
Re: green card holder. Tax problem, please help
Kevin Keane (see Web site for email) wrote:
> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > You may want to double-check this with a tax expert, but it probably is > harmless. > If IRS regulations do not require you to file a tax return, then it should > not affect your immigration status, either. > The only thing that *will* affect your immigration status is if you file a > tax return as a non-resident, or if you don't file because you consider > yourself a non-resident. Not filing because of a lack of income is > different. > Also, if it turns out that you do need to file, then you may still be able > to file the return late. > eric wrote: > > I hope somebody can help me on this. > > I�m a green card holder temporarily outside the US on a reentry > > permit. > > I stupidly followed wrong advice and in 2005 I didn�t file my tax > > returns (federal > > and State). I didn't have any US income for 2004 so I didn't owe any > > money, > > but now I�m very concerned about the repercussions on my immigration > > status. > > What should I do? > > thank you very much. > - -- > Please visit my FAQ at http://www.kkeane.com before asking a question here. > It may answer your question. Remember, I am strictly a layperson without > any legal training. I encourage the reader to seek competent legal counsel > rather than relying on usenet newsgroups. > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.4.0 (GNU/Linux) > iD8DBQFDwpr32STeoAchQDkRAgcWAJsG9P8/pFwoG4sgi/7OQ2mHrsfcrwCfdzo2 > nzxhbhMT1NG2YJ4Wq2fFMCk= > =s0Lv > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- I would also note that based on my understanding, it is not US income that is subject to taxation, but rather worldwide income of a US resident. As Kevin mentioned, It is important that you consider yourself a US resident, so your tax obligations will depend on any income you had that year, anywhere in the world. The good news is that you will likely have deductions available to you to avoid double-taxation on taxes you've already paid elsewhere. |
Re: green card holder. Tax problem, please help
On 2006-01-08, eric <[email protected]> wrote:
> I stupidly followed wrong advice and in 2005 I didn�t file my tax > returns (federal and State). I didn't have any US income for 2004 so I > didn't owe any money, I thought that once you got Permanent Residency you had to declare all income to IRS, and be taxed on it, not just US income. |
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