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They absolutely can.Provided those non-citizen spouses are here legally.Anthony Zarrella's answer to Is it fair to block stimulus checks to some because they may be married to a foreign citizen, or is it discrimination?Original Question:“Why can’t Americans married to non-citizens and file taxes jointly get their portion of the CARES Act stimulus payment?”

Let me start by telling you some experiences.I recently shifted to US. In California, there are potholes on the roads, large enough to damage the rim of my new car, which I had to get replaced!The banking system here is so crap, it feels like I am back in stone age! Leave alone something as cutting edge as UPI, you still need to use checks (cheques) here! There is EFT, but the underlying tech for that is through checks. Its essentially just electronic check! It takes days to transfer money from one account to another - working days! Probably I feel it worse because I very recently transferredAnd it gets even better - I have noticed my colleagues before panic when it’s time to file taxes. I never really understood. In a nutshell, what IT Dept created in India in the e-IT filing portal, is provided in US by corporates because the govt still requires you to file taxes by (snail) mailing it to them! The corporate service providers essentially acts as a 'hi-tech' layer between the citizens, and the govt.I am not saying things are great in India. It’s just that people need to have perspective. Things are still much better than most other countries.Take China for example, its a communist govt. there. If you would so much as point a finger against the govt., good luck with your life! You cannot even own your own home, or piece of land - you need to lease it from the Govt.! Their development definitely came with a cost.Most people in India, netizens, and educated elites included do not have this perspective, and they need to!There is so much more ‘life’ in India. Colours, people, diversity… You could see the poorest of person, gaining pleasures from the smallest of thingsSo is life in US better than India?Depends on what in life do you derive content from.Edit 1: For people claiming about non existence of potholes, please try using internet search engines. Google is one of them. One randomly picked top Google search result - The Bay Area’s roads are getting better, but it’s still a bumpy ride in these cities

Consequences for non-filing income tax return:1. You will be issued notice u/s 142(1) for non-filing of income tax return if the income tax dept..2. Losses if any during the year, would not be allowed to carry forward. Normally, if you file your return on time losses of this year can be set-off against gain of forthcoming years.3. A Penalty of Rs. 5,000 may be imposed under section 271F if belated return is submitted. What is belated return?4. Interest u/s 234A at the rate of 1% per month/part of the month would be charged. How to calculate interest u/s 234A?