Hello.
My spouse did not have any income in USA yet. She is a resident for tax purposes. She wants to get an ITIN but to do that she needs to file a tax reurn, she has a W7 filled out and a certified passport copy. How to file the tax return do I just need to fill out 1040EZ form with $0's? Can she just pay any amount of money or she does not have to pay anything and still get the ITIN? What year should she file 2015 or 2016?
She cannot file a zero return to get the ITIN.
You can get the ITIN when you file a joint tax return ...
To get an ITIN, what you will do is complete the return, and print it out. To print without a SSN where hers would go, when you get the message that says "There are errors in your return. Continue?" If you click Yes it will print. If that does not work you may have to enter a made-up SSN and then white out or cross it out once you print it. You will NOT e-file your return, you will select that you are mailing it.
You will also print out a form W-7 and gather any of the required documentation, put that together with your return, and mail it to the specified address. The IRS will then process your return and issue your wife an ITIN.
Here is more information on the ITIN and the process: https://www.irs.gov/Individuals/General-ITIN-Information
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