if i only work like a month or 2 this year, would i HAVE TO FILE A TAX RETURN next year?

Question

i'm going out of the country, and i'll probably only work like a 2 weeks. would it be considered tax evasion, if i don't file a tax return? or it doesn't matter? information urgently needed.i mean, so i won't have to come back and spend money to come back to do taxes and return. i mean they'll only take out a little bit of taxes.

Answer 1

It depends on how much money you make, not the period of time you make it in. If you make over the limit for your filing status, then you'd have to file and pay taxes, otherwise you don't.

If you do have to file, you can file wherever you are, you don't have to come back to the US to do it.

Answer 2

Whether or not you need to file a tax return is based upon your income, not how long you worked. For a single taxpayer under age 65 and not a dependent of another taxpayer, the magic number is $8,750 in wages for tax year 2007. The numbers for self employment income ($400) or unearned income ($850) remain the same.

If you earn any money while outside of the counrty, keep in mind that those earnings are FULLY TAXABLE by the US if you are a US citizen or resident. Depending upon how long you are out of the country you may be able to exclude some or all of that income from US taxes IF you file a timely return. Otherwise you can take a credit against your US tax liability for any foreign income taxes actually paid.

Get a copy of IRS Pub 54 for full details on income earned from outside the US.

Answer 3

Many people will file a 2006 Federal income tax return even though the income on the return was below the filing requirement. The questions below will help you determine if you need to file a Federal Income Tax return or if you need to stop your withholding so you will not have to file an unnecessary return in the future.

The Internal Revenue Service is providing this information as a part of our customer service and outreach efforts to Reduce Taxpayer Burden and Processing Costs. Changing your withholding and/or not filing Unnecessary Returns will save both you and the government time and money.

Even if you do not have to file a return, you should file one to get a refund of any Federal Income Tax withheld.

To determine if you need to file a Federal Income Tax return for 2006 answer the following questions:

Occasionally, individuals have one-time or infrequent financial transactions that may require them to file a Federal Income Tax return. Do any of the following examples apply to you?

Did you have Federal taxes withheld from your pension and wages for this tax year and wish to get a refund back?
Are you entitled to the Earned Income Tax Credit or did you receive Advance Earned Income Credit for this tax year?
Were you self-employed with earnings of more than $400.00?
Did you sell your home?
Will you owe any special tax on a qualified retirement plan (including an individual retirement account (IRA) or medical savings account (MSA)? You may owe tax if you:

Received an early distribution from a qualified plan
Made excess contributions to your IRA or MSA
Were born before July 1, 1935, and you did not take the minimum required distribution from your qualified retirement plan.
Received a distribution in the excess of $160,000 from a qualified retirement plan.
Will you owe social security and Medicare tax on tips you did not report to your employer?
Will you owe uncollected social security and Medicare or Railroad retirement (RRTA) tax on tips you reported to your employer?
Will you be subject to Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT)? (The tax law gives special treatment to some kinds of income and allows special deductions and credit for some kinds of expenses.)
Will you owe recapture tax?
Are you a church employee with income in wages of $108.28 or more from a church or qualified church-controlled organization that is exempt from employer social security or Medicare taxes?

Answer 4

You can always file a late return and pay the penalty. Or, from anywhere in the world you can go online to IRS.GOV and select free filing and file your return from timbucktoo or wherever in a timely manner. If you need any particular help feel free to contact me. I have worked in the IRS VITA tax assistance program for 36 years and can probably answer most questions relating to taxes.

Answer 5

I think it only counts as Tax evasion if you end up owing money that you don't pay. They don't really care if you are due a refund that you don't file for. But if you don't file for the refund you are out, not the IRS.

Answer 6

merely document your return. waiting a year would be fully stupid. The outcomes would be plenty greater after a year than at some point previous due. If no tax is due there is not any outcomes, yet you nevertheless do not choose to attend an entire year to document.

Answer 7

It doesnt matter how much you work, but how much you make. Check out the IRS website and see what the taxes are on what you think you would make in that timeframe.

www.irs.gov

Answer 8

It depends on how much money you make during that time.