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Would it be an issue if I didnt file taxes during my years making working a minimum wage job. Typically I would either be owed small refunds federally or owe 4 or so dollars to the state in which case the state did not require me to pay by law since I owed under 15 so I didnt really see any point in filing them at the time.
 
If your annual income is greater than $12,500, you’re required to file federal income tax. Failing to do so because you’re *sure* you’d get a refund or owe only a few dollars is tax evasion. Yes the FAA is going to have a problem with that if they were to find out. I’d honestly be more concerned about the IRS finding out though and asking why you failed to file a return for several years. That’s an easy way to get audited/investigated.
 
Would it be an issue if I didnt file taxes during my years making working a minimum wage job. Typically I would either be owed small refunds federally or owe 4 or so dollars to the state in which case the state did not require me to pay by law since I owed under 15 so I didnt really see any point in filing them at the time.
A big part of the security clearance is about being honest and being up to date with taxes. Besides dishonesty, bad finances and unpaid taxes are a close runner up for being rejected on your security clearance. I'd get your tax situation squared away just in case. It sucks to owe taxes I've been there, but not paying taxes is an easy to way get audited in future tax returns.
 
My income was less than 12k. This was a part time job I had while in college for spending money. If it will be a major issue, Ill file them. Thanks.
 
It's not a matter of If it will be an issue. If you genuinely want the job go ahead and file them so that when they bring it up you have proof that it was taken care of.
 
I'm starting to gather some info for the SF-86 in case I get a TOL.

My question is do I need to list a paid internship (stipend) as part of my work history? They just gave my a stipend as a "thank you," and the internship only lasted 10 weeks.

Also, do I need to ask my personal references for their address?

Thx.
 
My question is do I need to list a paid internship (stipend) as part of my work history?
You need to account for your complete work history with no gaps going back ten years or beginning at age 18, whichever is less. Any time that you weren't employed you have to mark as "unemployed" and list someone who can verify that. Probably easiest (and more accurate) to list the internship, whether paid or unpaid.

Also, do I need to ask my personal references for their address?
Yes. The three personal references may get a scantron questionnaire sent to their address for them to fill out (and they may possibly be contacted for interviews, but more likely not).
 
You need to account for your complete work history with no gaps going back ten years or beginning at age 18, whichever is less. Any time that you weren't employed you have to mark as "unemployed" and list someone who can verify that. Probably easiest (and more accurate) to list the internship, whether paid or unpaid.


Yes. The three personal references may get a scantron questionnaire sent to their address for them to fill out (and they may possibly be contacted for interviews, but more likely not).
Thanks!

And for supervisor contact info (non-personal references), do I need their personal address, or is the company address fine? My internship boss and I were never on the best of terms for different reasons, so I don't feel comfortable reaching out to him after about two years (internship was when COVID started) to ask for his personal address. Hell, I wouldn't want to include him anyway, but I will if it makes the clearance go more smoothly.

Also, can I add a boss who no longer works at my old job and include their personal contact info?
 
Company address is good, personal address works too I would guess. All that happens is they send a scantron asking if the person has any concerns about you, your loyalty to the country, and your ability to be responsible. If they don't get a response it generally isn't a huge problem (for our level of background investigation).
 
If anyone has some wisdom for a friend: if they were recently notified by the IRS that they owe taxes from a prior year and they voluntarily entered into a payment plan with the IRS to pay it off, would that be seen as a major demerit on a security clearance/background check?
 
If anyone has some wisdom for a friend: if they were recently notified by the IRS that they owe taxes from a prior year and they voluntarily entered into a payment plan with the IRS to pay it off, would that be seen as a major demerit on a security clearance/background check?
By itself, not likely to be an issue if they are complying with the payments.
 
I read the whole thread and found many answers so thank you. I believe my situation is extreme. I lived in a foreign country from age 18 (started living there before age 18 but for the purposes of the form it will be from 18 to age 20. When I was a kid I was granted dual citizenship (therefore granting me a foreign passport) since both of my parents were born there. My wife is also from that country and remains in contact with her parents and brothers, she used to live there but we now live together. All of my immediate relatives live here in the U.S. I worked for an airline so I had great travel benefits and took advantage of them to see my girlfriend (now wife) very frequently. In total I had to make for sure more than 30 trips between 2017-2019 to that same country. Since age 20 I’ve maintained my foreign passport valid exclusively for the purposes of using a type of Global Entry present in some airports in that country, cutting the queue wait time from an hour to less than a minute.

Everything else in my credit/criminal/financial/work history is in excellent shape. I know this situation is highly likely to raise red flags and follow up with interviews and such but my question is (so I don’t get my hopes up) will these factors cause my security clearance to be denied and consequently destroy my chances of becoming a controller? I appreciate in advance anyone who read this comment.
 
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I read the whole thread and found many answers so thank you. I believe my situation is extreme. I lived in a foreign country from age 18 (started living there before age 18 but for the purposes of the form it will be from 18 to age 20. When I was a kid I was granted dual citizenship (therefore granting me a foreign passport) since both of my parents were born there. My wife is also from that country and remains in contact with her parents and brothers, she used to live there but we now live together. All of my immediate relatives live here in the U.S. I worked for an airline so I had great travel benefits and took advantage of them to see my girlfriend (now wife) very frequently. In total I had to make for sure more than 30 trips between 2017-2019 to that same country. Since age 20 I’ve maintained my foreign passport valid exclusively for the purposes of using a type of Global Entry present in some airports in that country, cutting the queue wait time from an hour to less than a minute.

Everything else in my credit/criminal/financial/work history is in excellent shape. I know this situation is highly likely to raise red flags and follow up with interviews and such but my question is (so I don’t get my hopes up) will these factors cause my security clearance to be denied and consequently destroy my chances of becoming a controller? I appreciate in advance anyone who read this comment.
You will be okay, I have extensive travel out of the country, including living abroad and am also married to a non-US citizen. Be prepared to put in legwork as your security questionnaire will require you to list all the dates you have ever been out of the country (in the last 7 or 10 years.) You will also most likely be singled out for a zoom video call with a special agent who will have you send copies of every passport page of every passport you have ever owned. Be prepared to answer questions concerning anyone who you have contact with on more than an acquaintance level that is not living in the US, such as their current occupation and level of involvement with foreign government. Also be prepared to list any foreign assets you have ever owned including any foreign bank accounts you have ever had access to and may have forgotten about from years back. My video interview was about 2.5 hours. Just start gathering all your info from travel outside the US now to get ahead of the ball. They aren't looking to disqualify you for life outside the US; you will just be looked at more closely.
 
You will be okay, I have extensive travel out of the country, including living abroad and am also married to a non-US citizen. Be prepared to put in legwork as your security questionnaire will require you to list all the dates you have ever been out of the country (in the last 7 or 10 years.) You will also most likely be singled out for a zoom video call with a special agent who will have you send copies of every passport page of every passport you have ever owned. Be prepared to answer questions concerning anyone who you have contact with on more than an acquaintance level that is not living in the US, such as their current occupation and level of involvement with foreign government. Also be prepared to list any foreign assets you have ever owned including any foreign bank accounts you have ever had access to and may have forgotten about from years back. My video interview was about 2.5 hours. Just start gathering all your info from travel outside the US now to get ahead of the ball. They aren't looking to disqualify you for life outside the US; you will just be looked at more closely.
What MM said. But holy cow is your SF-86 going to be a beast to fill out lol. Start gathering dates now.
 
You will be okay, I have extensive travel out of the country, including living abroad and am also married to a non-US citizen. Be prepared to put in legwork as your security questionnaire will require you to list all the dates you have ever been out of the country (in the last 7 or 10 years.) You will also most likely be singled out for a zoom video call with a special agent who will have you send copies of every passport page of every passport you have ever owned. Be prepared to answer questions concerning anyone who you have contact with on more than an acquaintance level that is not living in the US, such as their current occupation and level of involvement with foreign government. Also be prepared to list any foreign assets you have ever owned including any foreign bank accounts you have ever had access to and may have forgotten about from years back. My video interview was about 2.5 hours. Just start gathering all your info from travel outside the US now to get ahead of the ball. They aren't looking to disqualify you for life outside the US; you will just be looked at more closely.
THANK YOU!! I will start preparing. Since my passports don’t really have much stamps (Global Entry here in the U.S and the similar type of global entry there) I’m not sure how to prove those trips. But I will state them by specific dates as I have them written down. I really appreciate your response!

What MM said. But holy cow is your SF-86 going to be a beast to fill out lol. Start gathering dates now.
??. Will do for sure!
 
How would one go about getting and showing proof that they filed taxes for past tax years that were previously not filed when the IRS is backed up 1 year?
 
I have a question about 13A.6 where it asks if you have ever been written up for misconduct in the workplace.


I have been written up once before in a job 3 years ago (and was later let go) but this was for performance, not misconduct. I talked to my previous supervisor and she also agreed it wasn’t misconduct and wouldn’t contradict me if I said no for misconduct. HR also has no file on me.

Should I check “yes” but then explain it was only for performance? Or just check no since it wasn’t for misconduct. Or is that just arguing semantics?

Thanks for any advice!
 
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