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As Promised I am posting the progress in this case. Well, I contact our Santa Clara Country Mediator for Landlord/Tenant issues and he talked to the apartment management on my behalf. The...

Thank you all once again. I would also be trying to take a legal advice at my place or work, if it is available, before taking any action.
In case I do decide to file a claim, do you think I should...

Thanks kalliereann.
As far as I could search online, these units seemed to have been built in 1972 and looking at their conditions, one will not argue. These are not new, although some minor...

I again went to the apartment office today to ask who did the upgrade and they told me that it is the Santa Clara county people who did it in their effort to go green. Also, they say it's the water...

Thanks again Judy. Yes, I have posted all the facts to the best of my knowledge and am not accepting any free rent for the time being. This is just an offer made my them.

Thank you so much for your quick responses guys, I really appreciate it. The apartment complex has torn out the carpet from the entire apartment and took out all the doors. Living here is pretty...

Hi,
I live in Sunnyvale, California.
My apartment complex recently replaced all the toilets in the entire complex with the eco-friendly ones.
Our building's turn came over the long weekend and...

OK, so should I ask her college for the form 1098-T ?
I looked up the website: ACS :: 1098T but could not find it for her records.
Also, how do you suggest we should file our taxes:
Jointly or...

Hi,
I am on H-1B in California (bay area) and my wife studies at a community college as an F-1 student. I am her sponsor and as such, I end up paying a handsome amount of tuition fee every month....

Thank you so much TaxExpert and Mukat :-)

Thank You :-)

One last question for this year : Can I use form 1040EZ and claim standard deduction + exemption for both of us as $17,500? I would still be filing W-7 for my wife's ITIN and also attaching a...

Hi,
I received a refund form 1099-G from CA state for Tax Year 2006. The form states that:
"The refund amount may need to be reported on your Federal Income Tax Return if you claimed state income...

That's exactly what I had in mind and was the only reason I filed for an extension earlier.
Thanks so much for your help Mukat, I really appreciate it.

Hi Mukat,
Thanks for the quick reply. Just confirming:
So you mean I can file as a resident alien even though I was on H-1B only from Oct 1st in 2007?

Thanks

Hi,
First of all, I am not able to change the subject. It should say: Can I file as a resident alien?
I live in bay area. I started on H-1B on Oct 1, 2007. Before that, I was on F-1. Also, I got...

Hi Mukat,
I did not file it wrong. Rather I filed an extension. My question is what action I can take against the local tax preparer who did the wrong paperwork for me and also charged me money?

I got my taxes prepared from a local tax preparer. The prices were reasonable but I was not convinced the way he did it. As such, I came back and did some research myself that included posting...

Finally, I have decided to file an extension and then later file the taxes.
Would the extension paperwork require my wife's signature on any form?

Thanks for all the timely communication so...

Dear Mukat,
Thanks very much for your reply and I really appreciate your time and effort.
However, I think I was present for more than 31 days in a row (1st Oct - 18th Nov) and also for 75% days of...

Hi,
I was on F-1 till Sep'07 and came onto H-1B starting Oct'07. Also, I got married in Nov'07 in India and my wife came to US with me in Dec'07. Since I have been on H-1B only for about 92 days in...

Thanks for your quick replies.
Quick question for MukatA:
How can I file my return after completing 154 days in 2008 since the application deadline is April 15th? Also, We didn't have any...

Hi,
I was on F-1 till Sep'07 and came onto H-1B starting Oct'07. Also, I got married in Nov'07 in India and my wife came to US with me in Dec'07. Since I have been on H-1B only for about 92 days in...