While by not filing, the statute of limitations remains open and never ends, generally the IRS will allow smone to file for the prior 7 years under these circumstances. However, if your coming clean, its probably best to communicate with them, say whats up, and suggest you have understood they may accept 7 years, etc. Being an inmate makes no difference, other than it may surface at some point that he isn't filing (and many inmates have taxable income, interest, investments, etc, etc), and that is a criminal act that may stop his release and even get new charges. If he doesn't have income, and didn't file, he probably has a refund coming...or because those aren't available for more than a few years...lost them...from credits, incentives, (he just lost the ability to claim this years stimulus rebate, etc).
You are always allowed to file taxes, even years after the fact. If you were required to file in a given year, you should file for that year. The statute of limitations does not start until after you have filed, so there is no time limit. Generally, you will not get a federal refund if you file more than 3 years late (state deadlines may vary). If you are owed a refund for bad debt or worthless security deductions, you have seven years in which to claim it. If you were not required to file for a given year and it is too late to get a refund for that year, there is probably little reason to file.
If politicians knew reliable answer, they would have raised all taxes sky-high years ago.
You can (theoretically at least) be audited forever.However, if the results of the audit show that you owe more taxes, there are limits on how far back the IRS can collect the taxes. Generally, taxes cannot be collected three years after you file a return. If you understated your income by 25% or more, then the limit is six years. If there is willful tax fraud involved, there is no limit. If no return was filed, there is no limit.Even though the IRS might not be able to collect taxes from more than 3 or 6 years ago, they might want to audit an older return if you are carrying over amounts such as capital losses to a more recent year. Even though they might not be able to collect underpaid taxes from seven years ago, they can disallow a carryover you are taking that resulted from a transaction seven years ago. Or they might want to audit older tax returns if there is suspicion of criminal activity or if you are ever nominated to a prominent political office.Note: Limits on state taxes may be different and vary by state.
If you already have filed a tax return for that previous year, then you should amend your original return to correct that omission. Form 1040X is Amended U.S. Individual Income Return. You're allowed to amend 3 years after the date of filing your original return or two years after the date of paying taxes, if any, whichever is later. If you haven't filed a return for that year and weren't required to file, then you should file if tax was withheld to receive a refund of that tax.
I am assuming you never filed in the first place. Just file accordingly and if you are owed a refund you will get it. If you owe them you will also have to pay with interest and fees.
You must be married in the USA to file Married Filing Joint
You are always allowed to file taxes, even years after the fact. If you were required to file in a given year, you should file for that year. The statute of limitations does not start until after you have filed, so there is no time limit. Generally, you will not get a federal refund if you file more than 3 years late (state deadlines may vary). If you are owed a refund for bad debt or worthless security deductions, you have seven years in which to claim it. If you were not required to file for a given year and it is too late to get a refund for that year, there is probably little reason to file.
About 150 years ago.
taxes are said to be created during the time of pharaoh's approximately thousands of years ago
If politicians knew reliable answer, they would have raised all taxes sky-high years ago.
No.
Are you still legally married? Do you live with him in Jordan? If you no longer live as a married couple and you have not resided with him for at least the last six months of the tax year them you can file as a Single person and if you have dependent children you can file Head of Household.
No
You can (theoretically at least) be audited forever.However, if the results of the audit show that you owe more taxes, there are limits on how far back the IRS can collect the taxes. Generally, taxes cannot be collected three years after you file a return. If you understated your income by 25% or more, then the limit is six years. If there is willful tax fraud involved, there is no limit. If no return was filed, there is no limit.Even though the IRS might not be able to collect taxes from more than 3 or 6 years ago, they might want to audit an older return if you are carrying over amounts such as capital losses to a more recent year. Even though they might not be able to collect underpaid taxes from seven years ago, they can disallow a carryover you are taking that resulted from a transaction seven years ago. Or they might want to audit older tax returns if there is suspicion of criminal activity or if you are ever nominated to a prominent political office.Note: Limits on state taxes may be different and vary by state.
so they can have more taxes and it's good to have bigger country right?
If you paid the taxes and have lived there for 10 to 12 years you can file for adverse possession, or squatters rights
There are no time limits for filing a Chapter 13.