Tax Transcript Queries for DCF in London

[Back2Charleston 0]

Hi; I'm a UK citizen working through the DCF process with the London embassy. My wife has lived in the UK since 2002, after our marriage in the US in 2000. As with others, she didn't file taxes in the US until we realised that she needed to have done so, as we started the DCF process. We (I!) therefore completed forms for 2002 - 2007 and submitted them. To further complicate this requirement, we didn't realise that we'd already filed for 2002 after we had moved to the UK (we had an efficient CPA at the time!). We therefore needed to sort out the dual filing for 2002 and get agreement from the IRS that we didn't owe any back taxes and/or penalties. Fortunately, that's now behind us and we're clear.

With regard to the DCF process, my wife has received notification that her application was approved and had been forwarded to the visa unit in London. We're now waiting for the next package of forms to arrive and trying to be as ready as possible as fast as possible. I believe that we will need to provide some evidence regarding tax filing status (a "transcript") and to request this, we need to submit a form F4506-T.

Query 1

On this F4506-T form, I'm not sure what item to check for Q6, Transcript Requested. The choices are:

a) Return Transcript

b) Account Transcript

c) Record of Account

Query 2

The form's Q6 also says "Transcript requested. Enter the tax form number here (1040, 1065, 1120, etc.) ______". Again, I'm not sure what to enter. We submitted form F1040 and F2555EZ for the years 2002-2007, so I'm guessing that "1040" is the correct answer to this part of Q6.

Query 3

For Q9, Year or Period Requested, is it correct that we need just the past three years i.e. ending 12/31/2005, 12/31/2006 and 12/31/2007?

Can someone please confirm or correct me on answers to these three queries? Thanks in advance.

Sheila & Jeremy

[mrssmith 0]

When my husband requested his transcripts he just gave the IRS a call and requested them by phone, therefore knew exactly what he had ordered and they arrived within 10 days. We have the past 3 years transcripts but likely that you will only need the past year.

Hope that helps and good luck on the rest of your journey.

[Back2Charleston 0]

When my husband requested his transcripts he just gave the IRS a call and requested them by phone, therefore knew exactly what he had ordered and they arrived within 10 days.

Thanks for that - did you mean that the IRS knew what he needed or was your husband absolutely specific in saying what he required? I'm just not quite sure what to ask for and they now seem to want the relevant form returned to them.

[MargotDarko 0]

When my husband requested his transcripts he just gave the IRS a call and requested them by phone, therefore knew exactly what he had ordered and they arrived within 10 days.

Thanks for that - did you mean that the IRS knew what he needed or was your husband absolutely specific in saying what he required? I'm just not quite sure what to ask for and they now seem to want the relevant form returned to them.

When I did it, I requested it by phone as well and explained why I needed it and they knew what to send.

[Back2Charleston 0]

Alrighty then, phone it is - and thanks for the advice.

[Back2Charleston 0]

When I did it, I requested it by phone as well and explained why I needed it and they knew what to send.

Well, clearly you got someone more knowledgeable that the person I managed to reach! They wouldn't talk to me - despite my name, SSN and secret pin code being entered on the forms filed by my wife - 'cos apparently the "Third Party Designee" box on an F-1040 form is only good for one year from the end of the relevant tax year (which is kind of pointless if the tax form was filed later than that).

Anyhow, I was asking for tax transcripts to support an I-864 form - the IRS telephone service in Philly asked me "for which years?". When I said "the past three ... 2005, 6 & 7", that's when the one year issue arose.

So, now I'm on hold again at about 4:30pm in the UK, in the hope that by the time I get answered, my wife might be back from work and can deal with this in person. In the meantime, I'm reading the I-864, which says, for section 25, "You must provide either an IRS transcript or a photocopy from your own records of your Federal individual income tax return for the most recent tax year."

To simplify this process, can I simply provide a photocopy of what my wife filed for 2007, or do I really really need an IRS transcript? From what I see regarding poverty guidelines, my wife's current income exceeds the 125% level. Although this income will not continue in the US, she is employed in a government type role that is a) in demand and B) transferrable.

The reason for resurrecting this is that I received a further pack of forms from the US Embassy in London today - I suspect it might be "package 3" - asking for an OF-230 (which might be a DS-230! What's that about??). Whatever "packet" it is, I have fixed a date for a medical (tomorrow) and I'm anxious now not to give any further excuse to anyone for delaying stuff ...

Thanks in advance,

Jeremy