US plans to add citizenship question to tax form 1040

US authorities plan to add a question about American citizenship to the tax return form, as follows from the draft Form 1040 of the US Internal Revenue Service, which RIA Novosti reviewed.

“At the time you file your tax return, are you—and, if filing a joint return, your spouse—a U.S. citizen or an alien legally authorized to work in the United States?” the draft document reads.

However, the document also states that the new version of the form must first be approved by the US Office of Management and Budget.

As the New York Times notes, the administration of US President Donald Trump explains the change in form with the desire to limit the receipt of tax benefits by illegal migrants. However, experts fear that this could discourage such migrants from filing declarations. According to the newspaper, illegal migrants pay tens of billions of dollars in taxes in the country every year.