Tax question
#1
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Tax question
Hi,
Does anyone know if my two children need social security numbers for us to claim for them as independents on my husband's tax form? They are 14 and 11 by the way.
Thank for any help
Does anyone know if my two children need social security numbers for us to claim for them as independents on my husband's tax form? They are 14 and 11 by the way.
Thank for any help
#2
Re: Tax question
We were told that you have to apply for the ITIN when you file your taxes. Last year we had an accountant do our taxes and she sorted out the ITINs.
When we became entitled to an SS# we took all the neccessary documents to our local SS office and the numbers arrived in the post within 10 days.
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Re: Tax question
They will need either a ss# (if they are entitled to one) or otherwise an ITIN (individual tax identification number).
We were told that you have to apply for the ITIN when you file your taxes. Last year we had an accountant do our taxes and she sorted out the ITINs.
When we became entitled to an SS# we took all the neccessary documents to our local SS office and the numbers arrived in the post within 10 days.
We were told that you have to apply for the ITIN when you file your taxes. Last year we had an accountant do our taxes and she sorted out the ITINs.
When we became entitled to an SS# we took all the neccessary documents to our local SS office and the numbers arrived in the post within 10 days.
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Re: Tax question
We're here on visas - kids are on L2s. According to the lady from the Social Security the children can only apply for SSNs when they have authority to work from Homeland Security but I don't really understand when they get this - is it when they get their Green Cards?
#6
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They would have to apply for EADs (authorisation to work) but I don't know what the deal is with how old they have to be to do that with labor laws etc.
#8
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We're here on visas - kids are on L2s. According to the lady from the Social Security the children can only apply for SSNs when they have authority to work from Homeland Security but I don't really understand when they get this - is it when they get their Green Cards?
Our EAD's were applied for as part of the green card process but I think if you are on an L type visa you are eligible for work authorisation before you even begin the GC stuff.
We weren't on L visas so I really don't know.
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Re: Tax question
So if we're about to apply for our Green Card it is O.K. for me concurrently to apply for EADs for the children - once you have got one of these EADs how long does it last - especially the younger child isn't anywhere near needing to work