Tim Fischer

Hi everyone,

It's been nearly 9 months since I brought my British fiance and her
son to the USA. I have question regarding filing taxes for 2002. I am
filing a 1040 return and I have come to need help. My step son, Adam
is 15 and doesn't have his SS#, doesn't work, he goes to school here.
I was told that we can't get Adam a SS# until our my wife/son receives
their interview for their green card this summer. I've read that I
can't claim Adam as a dependant on my taxes because I don't have a SS#
for him but I have contacted the IRS about it and was bounced around
for an hour or so to finally have them call me back. I never was
contacted.

Anyway, my question has to do with resident alien status and
non-resident alien status. What is Adams status? How do I determine
his Alien status? I already know he's a monster. Can I claim him as a
dependant on my taxes?

Thank you for your help.

Tim

Andy Platt

You'll need to get him an ITIN number until he gets an SSN and then you can
claim him. You won't get that in time for 4/15 so you'll need to file for an
extension. Both forms for doing that are on the IRS website.

Andy.

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"Tim Fischer" wrote in message
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    > Hi everyone,
    > It's been nearly 9 months since I brought my British fiance and her
    > son to the USA. I have question regarding filing taxes for 2002. I am
    > filing a 1040 return and I have come to need help. My step son, Adam
    > is 15 and doesn't have his SS#, doesn't work, he goes to school here.
    > I was told that we can't get Adam a SS# until our my wife/son receives
    > their interview for their green card this summer. I've read that I
    > can't claim Adam as a dependant on my taxes because I don't have a SS#
    > for him but I have contacted the IRS about it and was bounced around
    > for an hour or so to finally have them call me back. I never was
    > contacted.
    > Anyway, my question has to do with resident alien status and
    > non-resident alien status. What is Adams status? How do I determine
    > his Alien status? I already know he's a monster. Can I claim him as a
    > dependant on my taxes?
    > Thank you for your help.
    > Tim

Margaret

Surprised your stepson can't get a SSN till after the interview for
the greencard. I applied for a SSN for myself and my son (then 11)
just after I married last July. We both received one no problem.

Like the previous poster said a tax number for the stepson would
suffice.