indiana_jones
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What is the name of your state?What is the name of your state? Virginia
This is a tax question, but also involves a little bit about an immigration issue.
My wife is waiting approval for her work authorization document after filing all necessary forms with the Immigration office to become a permanent resident. The work authorization will allow her to receive a Social Security Number.
According to the estimate Immigration gave us, she should receive the SSN right around the middle of April (when we must file our taxes). My question is this: Should we just go ahead and get an ITIN for her and file our taxes now, or should we try and wait until the last possible moment for her SSN to file taxes? Are there any downsides at all to filing with an ITIN? I'd prefer not to wait until the last minute, but if there is an advantage to using an SSN, then can someone please advise me? Thanks
This is a tax question, but also involves a little bit about an immigration issue.
My wife is waiting approval for her work authorization document after filing all necessary forms with the Immigration office to become a permanent resident. The work authorization will allow her to receive a Social Security Number.
According to the estimate Immigration gave us, she should receive the SSN right around the middle of April (when we must file our taxes). My question is this: Should we just go ahead and get an ITIN for her and file our taxes now, or should we try and wait until the last possible moment for her SSN to file taxes? Are there any downsides at all to filing with an ITIN? I'd prefer not to wait until the last minute, but if there is an advantage to using an SSN, then can someone please advise me? Thanks