last week he got a letter by mail from the irs, that he owed about $600, it senn weird, we always do our taxes. but something cought our eyes...it was from 1989...he was 6 years old at that time and still in his country. when he called this morning he told me that he had to send a copy of his birth certificate, and a copy of his social card for them to clean that outta his name. he's 24 now. he came to the US about 10 years ago, the social # he uses its his, but its not for work. he came in with a student visa thats expired, we are married. am a US citezin, but still have not process his paper for a residency for him. if he sends a copy of his s.s card that says not elegible for work, will he get in troiuble? he is working.
2006-11-28 14:10:35 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Business & Finance ➔ Taxes ➔ United States
we do not have the money to pay, why are we gonna pay some one elses bill???
2006-11-28 14:15:22 · update #1
please read carefully...IT IS HIS SOCIAL # HE IS USING, THAT WAS GIVEN TO HIM****HE HAS NEVER USED OTHER #'s...other thats his own
2006-11-28 14:23:05 · update #2
So, he's an illegal alien who is working on a social security number that isn't his own, right?
I'm betting that the original owner of the social security number owes taxes, or perhaps someone else has assumed that identity as well as your husband.
I'd head to an atty who deals with immigration issues IMMEDIATELY. Sadly, as you know, ICE is about the worst government department in Washington DC, and there is no hope to get a quick green card (resident alien).
Chances are the IRS won't come after you anytime soon. The worst they usually do is to grab the money (plus interest, penalties, etc) out of your checking account (the one with the SS# associated with it. That amount is too small to justify criminal action unless you're just unlucky.
I think that an attorney would recommend that you wait to see what happens, praying that Congress grants amnesty to your hubby before the IRS gets too irate.
2006-11-28 14:21:08 · answer #1 · answered by geek49203 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It sounds like your husband got resolution. Send a letter explaining everything along with a copy of the requested documents. The social security card and birth certificate make sense to prove his identity and age. Send everything to the IRS by certified mail, return receipt requested. Always. If you have not heard back by about Christmas, call the number on the letter from the IRS. If you are placed on interminable hold and have to listen to excerpts from Strauss' Vienna Woods Waltz on a 30 second endless loop, it's the IRS*. If not, call their national 800 number, 1-800-829-1040. If you don't get resolution, try the Taxpayer Advocate's office 1-877-777-4778.
* If the hold music is Slipknot or Little John, you probably have the wrong number.
2006-11-28 19:35:00 · answer #2 · answered by mattapan26 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
DO NOT send the requested information! The IRS would NEVER ask you to do that. They would first go to the Social Security Administration to clarify the information. If you want, you can e-mail me and I will give you a number to fax a copy of the suspected IRS letter to to have it verified. Make no phone calls or take no other action until this is done!
2006-11-29 03:52:27 · answer #3 · answered by Great Tax Info 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
How sure are you that the letter really came from the IRS? This sounds more like someone trying to steal his identity. There's way too much here that doesn't make sense.
I'd call the IRS and ask them if they sent the letter. You could also check the address he's supposed to send this info to, to be sure it's really an IRS address.
The IRS worries about taxes, not immigration.
2006-11-28 14:27:14 · answer #4 · answered by Judy 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
That can get complicated. I think he would not owe taxes for that time but maybe he was using the wrong SSN or someone was using his. Now this will bring to question his residency status though. You might want to work out the tax issue and it maybe left at that. Then again, this may be referred to the Immigration and Naturalization department and you may need to get a lawyer. Before you panic, maybe you can just workout the tax issue and then go and get his paper work in order.
2006-11-28 14:15:27 · answer #5 · answered by whowhat? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Easy to solve. Call the IRS and talk to someone there about the letter. They will have a copy of it if it was sent. Do not send any information or payment until you do. Here is the official site of the IRS.
http://www.irs.gov/
2006-11-28 14:13:10 · answer #6 · answered by Sparkles 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It sounds like a big mistake. Just send them the information you mentioned here. It will get straightened out. The expired visa could be a problem, though. He may have more trouble with the INS than the IRS
2006-11-28 14:20:39 · answer #7 · answered by notyou311 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Oh goodness! i'm unsure i could bypass as quickly as a month... Has he continuously been this way? i'd have maximum of questions if he hasn't "continuously" been like this. i understand from 2 of my sister-in-rules that the two one in each and every of my brothers have been as quickly as a month style of guys. My oldest brother went as far as going to his pcp and a therapist to work out why his intercourse rigidity exchange into so low. there are various motives for a guy of that age to have little want for making love, yet whilst it particularly is meddling with your sexual desire i'd say something or ask if he would be prepared to work out a expert? i'd although be troubled if this habit is something new... i'd suspect that he exchange into cheating or being untrue? And by cheating i do no longer mean that he's inevitably having "intercourse" with yet another female, yet i'd be careful. solid luck to you and your intercourse existence!! :D
2016-10-04 12:09:06 · answer #8 · answered by schugmann 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sounds like an identity scam. I would not send anything unless I made a call to the IRS and asked them myself.
2006-11-28 14:26:16 · answer #9 · answered by ironchain15 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes. He better get an immigration attorney. Try Catholic Services since I heard they help with immigration issues.
2006-11-28 14:13:35 · answer #10 · answered by Laughing Libra 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋