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Tax return help

  • 19-04-2012 08:50PM
    #1
    crapmanjoe
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 472 ✭✭


    Hey,

    Have a US tax issue that hopefully somebody can help me with.

    I moved to the US in July of last year (with less than 183 remaining till the year end) and have a question about my 2011 tax return in the US.

    While in Ireland I earned a salary and paid the correct Irish tax on this income (no issues here).

    When reporting worldwide income for the US, do I need to report worldwide income before I became a US tax resident (i.e. should I have included in my tax return the Irish income that i earned and paid tax on before I became a US tax resident)

    Thanks


Comments

  • #2
    crapmanjoe
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 472 ✭✭crapmanjoe


    Anyone?

    Surely I'm not the only person to move from Ireland to this US this year and has this issue


  • #3
    Darren1o1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 744 ✭✭✭Darren1o1


    Did you file an extension? The deadline for filing has passed now. It will depend on allot of things such as your visa and status.


  • #4
    crapmanjoe
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 472 ✭✭crapmanjoe


    Darren1o1 wrote: »
    Did you file an extension? The deadline for filing has passed now. It will depend on allot of things such as your visa and status.

    Yeah I kinda just lashed ahead and filed using 1040ez and just declared all us income.

    But I'm wondering now did I file correctly.

    If its any help I'm on a L1 visa and was in the us for 179 days, so less than the presence test of 183 days. But I'm thinking by filing using a standard 1040 form that I have elected to be tax resident.

    Prob should have got some proper tax advice before filing.


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