Well, Mathew said that I have not supplied enough information, when I was asking my question. I would like to precise that I’m living in the USA legally. I have Social Security Number and my Green Card. My wife and my daughter are not living here with me and I haven’t even filed for them yet. Before I started working I was asked to fill out a form for the taxes. They said that the Federal Government build bridges and roads with those taxes. I did it with one of my assistant managers and I claimed myself. After three months, my manager said I must fill out another form for taxes because the first one I did was not good. So she asked another assistant manager to help me. When we were filling in the form, he asked me if I am married. I replied ‘Yes’ but my family is not living with me. Then he asked me to complete the SECTION 1 of the form. Now the SECTION 2 says “PREPARE AND TRANSLATOR CERTIFICATION: To be completed and signed if SECTION 1 is prepared by a person other than the employee. My assistant manager completed that section 2 and signed his name. I refused and he was angry and left me alone. Later, I was informed that he filled out the form and claimed my wife, my daughter and I for taxes.
2007-08-16 19:11:44 · 4 answers · asked by Labitey Edoé A 1 in Business & Finance ➔ Taxes ➔ United States
What form are you taking about: Your federal income tax return form 1040 or your personal allowance worksheet/certificate W4?
In your federal return you cannot claim your wife and daughter as your dependents unless they have social security number.
You can always submit a new W4 to your employer so that he withholds proper taxes from your pay. If tax withholding are more than required, you will get refund on your 1040. If tax withholding are less than required, you will pay interest and penalty.
2007-08-16 21:13:03 · answer #1 · answered by MukatA 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, in most cases, as a nonresident alien you should not claim your wife and daughter on your taxes.
The other form you were asked to do was not the W-4. There are several other types of forms regarding withholding of taxes for nonresident aliens. It appears that your employer was required to fill the form out. Some of these forms are signed by an authorized official rather than the employee. This situation is confusing for both the taxpayer and the employee, and errors can easily arise.
There are also tax treaties with various countries that affect how your taxes are withheld.
The worst thing that is going to happen is that you may end up owing some income tax. When you get your paycheck, compare the old withholding with the new withholding. Ask your employer to explain the difference. If there has been an error, submit a new W-4 and have the withholding corrected to show 0 or 1 allowance and single filing status.
If you are worried that you will owe tax in addition to your withholding, you can go to a tax preparation place and ask questions. They will be able to look at your pay stubs and determine if the withholding is OK.
2007-08-17 02:21:03 · answer #2 · answered by ninasgramma 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2014-05-01 02:59:10 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You are the only person who can legally sign your Form W-4. If a manager changed the form without your consent, he or she is breaking the law!
Since your wife and children are not in the US at present you will probably have to file as Married Filing Separately and unless your family lives in Canada or Mexico you will not be able to claim your children on your tax return. For this reason you should claim Single and 1 withholding allowance on your Form W-4.
2007-08-17 00:00:27 · answer #4 · answered by Bostonian In MO 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋