Will tax filing status affect Naturalization process? (split topic)

[JV4RMGTO 1]

i've been married to my us citizen wife for 13 years, i been a lpr for 8 yrs now i have my n400 interview next week my question is will my filling status afect me she files single and i file head of household same address? am i suppose to show them both tax returns?

[olna83 20]

i've been married to my us citizen wife for 13 years, i been a lpr for 8 yrs now i have my n400 interview next week my question is will my filling status afect me she files single and i file head of household same address? am i suppose to show them both tax returns?

Please refer to the post above. Yes, it may affect the application because it looks like it's a tax fraud. While married you're allowed to have only the the following types of status for federal tax purposes:

Married, filing jointly

Married, filing separately.

Edited March 25, 2015 by olna83

[aaron2020 11,651]

i've been married to my us citizen wife for 13 years, i been a lpr for 8 yrs now i have my n400 interview next week my question is will my filling status afect me she files single and i file head of household same address? am i suppose to show them both tax returns?

She filed as single. She is married. This is tax fraud. Yes, it will affect your attempt to naturalize.

[JV4RMGTO 1]

so what do i do? should i cancel my appointment? or ask to withdrawl my application?

[olna83 20]

Consult with a lawyer first. It may depend on a reason you did so, and also on how many years you've been filing it under wrong status.

[MaverickN400 2]

I hope they catch these people and deport if they are filing fraud taxes knowingly. Because of such people legal immigrants have trouble obtaining residency.

[olna83 20]

I hope they catch these people and deport if they are filing fraud taxes knowingly. Because of such people legal immigrants have trouble obtaining residency.

What do you mean under "legal immigrants" in the second sentence? The author of this post is also a legal immigrant (based on what he wrote). His story is that he and his wife filed taxes under status other than Married/Jointly or Married/Separately.

[MaverickN400 2]

I never said the author is not legal immigrant. Also please note that I pointed if they knowingly filed fraud taxes.

What do you mean under "legal immigrants" in the second sentence? The author of this post is also a legal immigrant (based on what he wrote). His story is that he and his wife filed taxes under status other than Married/Jointly or Married/Separately.

[Cathi 5,748]

i've been married to my us citizen wife for 13 years, i been a lpr for 8 yrs now i have my n400 interview next week my question is will my filling status afect me she files single and i file head of household same address? am i suppose to show them both tax returns?

start your own thread. Hijacking someone else's thread confuses things

[Ryan H 3,812]

start your own thread. Hijacking someone else's thread confuses things

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[huy_le 32]

This is just not about USCIS anymore. This is tax fraud and IRS can investigate and charge you with criminal offense. You could face far worse consequences than just getting denied by USCIS. 13 years is a very long time and it is difficult to say you did this out of innocence. I say you should start doing the right thing and amend everything right now even though it can be costly, but if you don't and IRS finds out you would wish you could spend money on making it right again.