Detailed explanation of the knowledge points of American immigration tax return

Basic conditions for participating in tax declaration

1. has obtained a conditional green card. Getting a conditional green card is the first condition for you to participate in tax returns. Getting a green card means that you and your family become legal residents of the United States, enjoy the rights of residents, and have the qualifications and obligations to participate in tax returns.

2. Have handled and obtained a social security card (SSN). According to American law, everyone listed on the tax return must have an identification number. This number is usually the number of the social security card issued by the Social Security Bureau. In the United States, social security card is not only a personal account for residents to declare their income and record their taxes to the government, but also a kind of identification. Therefore, when you and your family land in the United States, please apply for a social security card at the Security Bureau in time to prepare for future tax returns.

Personnel involved in tax returns

1. Any foreign resident who has lived in the United States for 183 days needs to participate in the tax return. Including holders of student visas and short-term work visas.

2. Green card holders. Holders of conditional green cards and permanent green cards are required to file tax returns. That is, when you and your family get a green card, you are eligible to file tax returns, regardless of whether you have lived in the United States 183 days.

The time of the American tax season.

The tax season in the United States begins at 1 in October and ends at1in April. In the meantime, your tax preparer will help you fill out the tax return, prepare relevant documents, and declare your family's global income in the past year to the IRS. Please be sure to complete your tax return before the deadline of the tax return season, so as to avoid unnecessary trouble caused by the delay in tax return.

Further reading: tips for American tax returns

1. The American tax return reports a family's income last year (if you landed in the United States for less than one year, from the date when you and your family first landed in the United States). The income referred to here is not only the salary income of you and your family, but also the income of the company and the interest income of deposits. Even if it is a loss, it must be reported.

2. I suggest that you and your family contact and find a good taxpayer in advance after landing in the United States to help you file your tax returns smoothly. The tax agent can help you fill in the corresponding tax return and prepare documents according to your assets and income.

3. The United States adopts a global tax system. If you and your family have paid taxes in China, please keep relevant vouchers to avoid double taxation. I suggest you do a good job in asset planning and notarization of domestic assets before landing in the United States, so as to avoid being misunderstood by the IRS when filing tax returns and bringing you unnecessary trouble.

4. Every March-April, the fund company will mail you the tax return of the project you subscribed for, and please give it to your taxpayer to declare your subscription to the IRS.

The forms and documents of the annual tax return are proof that you are a legal taxpayer in the United States, so you must take good care of them.