Discussion:I need to get a ITIN for my mother but...
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| 2 February 2006 | |
| Hi all, I hope someone can help me. I check around and found out that I can claim my mother as my dependant, however she lives in Mexico so I found out that I need to get a ITIN for her, however it also says that I need to file a tax return for her. My questions is since she doesn't have any income but whatever is send, that means that she can't file a tax return because there is no income, IRS says that if I don't send a tax return with the W7 form they will not process it, should I create a tax return with 0? I do have a SSN. | |
| 2 February 2006 | |
| No, you don't send in a zero amount return. You claim her as a dependent on your 1040 leaving her SS# field blank. Attach a W-7 to your tax return completed & signed by her. Mail it to IRS's Philadelphia address for sending returns with a W-7 attached. You can't e-file a 1040 which has an attached W-7. | |
| 2 February 2006 | |
| The IRS is referring to your tax return. In this case, you would complete Form w-7 for your mother and submit the W-7 form and required documentation along with your tax return to the W-7 ITIN unit in Philadelphia. | |
| 2 February 2006 | |
| Documents need to be notarized. A US Consulated in Mejico?
Orlando | |
| 3 February 2006 | |
| Riley - this is not related to the above thread........can a foreign national who has never visited the US can be claimed as a dependent by a US Citizen or Permanent Resident? | |
| 3 February 2006 | |
| Generally the dependent must be a resident or citizen of the U.S., Canada, or Mexico.
I believe that under International treaty provisions, nonresident aliens who are residents of Korea or Japan may also claim their nonresident alien achildren as dependents. | |
| 3 February 2006 | |
| Read Rile2 answer: Residents of Canada or Mejico. Never in USA. Taxpayer need to get an ITIN. | |
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