Feeling sick to my stomach

[AmericanDreamer23 2]

So I have to file my I-751 in October, I wrote a post a few months ago about a problem I have encountered. My husband and I did our taxes and the stupid accountant filed my husband as single. We amended his tax return to married filing separate as we had wanted to do originally. We did the amendments in May, I have now called New York and North Carolina and they said they haven't done the amendments yet. Better yet North Carolina says it can take up to 6 months for them to do the amendment which means it won't be done until November and my papers have to be sent in by October. New York has told me that if we haven't received any notice in the mail yet that they may not have received our amendment. The Federal adjustment seems to have been done as it says on their website. I am almost in tears. What if the amendments haven't been done by October when I need to file my I-751? What will happen? Will I be denied and sent back to my country? I don't know what to do. Do I need proof of the amendments to send to them with all my documents for my I-751? This whole mess is because of this lousy accountant recommended to us. 

Edited August 2, 2017 by AmericanDreamer23

[mycase17 114]

4 minutes ago, AmericanDreamer23 said:

So I have to file my I-751 in October, I wrote a post a few months ago about a problem I have encountered. My husband and I did our taxes and the stupid accountant filed my husband as single. We amended his tax return to married filing separate as we had wanted to do originally. We did the amendments in May, I have now called New York and North Carolina and they said they haven't done the amendments yet. Better yet North Carolina says it can take up to 6 months for them to do the amendment which means it won't be done until November and my papers have to be sent in by October. New York has told me that if we haven't received any notice in the mail yet that they may not have received our amendment. The Federal adjustment seems to have been done as it says on their website. I am almost in tears. What if the amendments haven't been done by October when I need to file my I-751? What will happen? Will I be denied and sent back to my country? I don't know what to do. This whole mess is because of this lousy accountant recommended to us. 

First of all, take a deep breath. This situation is not that difficult. 

2 solutions.

A. If your deadline is on October based on your conditional green card expiry date and you cannot file beyond that then just print the amendment document from website (since you mentioned it shows in federal website). USCIS will definitely understand it and explain in your cover letter. 

B. If you can wait some more time (again based on your conditional expiry date) then get the amended tax return and then file with everything complete and you might as well collect more documents by then. 

 

 

[charmander 692]

11 minutes ago, AmericanDreamer23 said:

So I have to file my I-751 in October, I wrote a post a few months ago about a problem I have encountered. My husband and I did our taxes and the stupid accountant filed my husband as single. We amended his tax return to married filing separate as we had wanted to do originally. We did the amendments in May, I have now called New York and North Carolina and they said they haven't done the amendments yet. Better yet North Carolina says it can take up to 6 months for them to do the amendment which means it won't be done until November and my papers have to be sent in by October. New York has told me that if we haven't received any notice in the mail yet that they may not have received our amendment. The Federal adjustment seems to have been done as it says on their website. I am almost in tears. What if the amendments haven't been done by October when I need to file my I-751? What will happen? Will I be denied and sent back to my country? I don't know what to do. Do I need proof of the amendments to send to them with all my documents for my I-751? This whole mess is because of this lousy accountant recommended to us. 

Is state tax return a requirement now? A lot of people only submit their Federal Return transcripts. If federal is done, you are good to go.

[Crazy Cat 42,347]

Just explain in a cover letter and attach a copy of your amended Federal return....problem solved..

[CLMIKE 22]

You'd be surprised what you can explain with a cover letter.  I showed scanned news paper articles from our wedding announcement saying we got married in Branson MO.  And half my wedding paperwork said Branson Missouri.

 

Yet where we actually got married was in Ridgedale Missouri, less than 10 minutes away (and about the size of a fart for a town).  I submitted cover letters explaining what was going on, no RFE's.  When asked by immigration officer where we got married, said well I tell people Branson because everybody has heard of Branson, yet technically it's Ridgedale Missouri of which nobody knows where that is.

 

Mistakes can happen.  I also had paperwork showing for some reason the auto insurance had me married on one form, and single on the other with my wifes name below it.  Another cover letter, another explanation, and no RFE.

 

If you're that worried about it, have your accountant sign a affidavit saying they goofed 

[AmericanDreamer23 2]

Phew thank you guys, now I can take a deep breath, you have made me feel 100 times better!!!!! 

[f f 725]

I have never sent on state returns and have only sent in the TurboTax printouts and I have never had any issues.

[Lenchick 133]

41 minutes ago, AmericanDreamer23 said:

So I have to file my I-751 in October, I wrote a post a few months ago about a problem I have encountered. My husband and I did our taxes and the stupid accountant filed my husband as single. We amended his tax return to married filing separate as we had wanted to do originally. We did the amendments in May, I have now called New York and North Carolina and they said they haven't done the amendments yet. Better yet North Carolina says it can take up to 6 months for them to do the amendment which means it won't be done until November and my papers have to be sent in by October. New York has told me that if we haven't received any notice in the mail yet that they may not have received our amendment. The Federal adjustment seems to have been done as it says on their website. I am almost in tears. What if the amendments haven't been done by October when I need to file my I-751? What will happen? Will I be denied and sent back to my country? I don't know what to do. Do I need proof of the amendments to send to them with all my documents for my I-751? This whole mess is because of this lousy accountant recommended to us. 

No way it can take 6 months. When we filed our tax return, a tax agent wrote my daughter's name instead of mine and got wrong my husband's DOB. IRS amended it straight away after I sent them the  amended document. Soon after they sent us back the document that confirms the amendment. I suggest you not to drag it but send them the  amended return now and I believe you should receive a corrected return sooner than Oct. 

 

oh oh sorry I missed that part that you already sent the amended return. Reading from my cell phone. Hopefully they will amend it soon. 

I have no idea why they said it could take them that long. When I called IRS, they told me it's not a big deal to correct since those were not maths mistakes. 

 

 

Edited August 2, 2017 by Lenchick

[mindthegap 2,605]

You are missing one vital thing: tax returns are not a required document for the I-751.

Sure, USCIS put them in their example list and they think they make a great piece of evidence of bona-fide-ness (I think I might trademark that word), but there is no legal requirement to submit them. 

 

If you do get an RFE or an interview, then with current processing times they should be all amended by then and you can submit/produce them should you wish.

 

 

 

EDIT- I see @Cookiecat posted exactly the same above. That will teach me to skim read on a phone...

Edited August 2, 2017 by mindthegap

[AmericanDreamer23 2]

Ok but if the federal tax return has been amended you are saying it doesn't matter that the North Carolina and New York state tax returns are not? I know that it counts as bonafide evidence but I am also worried about another thing, me and my husband have decided to use separate bank accounts. We do have a joint account that we have had since I ever got my green card but it isn't used constantly on a day to day basis, and its just his income coming in there. I do however have my name on the account. We also have a credit card which my husband has kind of maxed out.....so kind of worried that the fact that we don't have a joint bank account that we are using on a constant basis might be a problem...we did actually open a new account with our names both on it but I decided that it looks even worse If we try and do that now. We legit use our own bank accounts like a lot of other married couples. Do you think this will be an issue combined with my IRS issue? 

[AmericanDreamer23 2]

I am just worried that this won't look good, I have plenty of other evidence, 2 year lease, joint tax return from 2015, furniture joint card account, photos, insurance - medical and home, same gym, telephone account, credit card, the joint bank account that we have not been using on a constant basis, life insurance, utility bills in both our names.........

[AmericanDreamer23 2]

2 hours ago, charmander said:

Is state tax return a requirement now? A lot of people only submit their Federal Return transcripts. If federal is done, you are good to go.

Well if that is the case I am good to go then! So do I need to just send in my husbands amended tax return then? I have the amended tax return that the accountant did and I can print out the status on the federal website. Would I send in the original one where they put my husband as single too? Your help is greatly appreciated. 

[mindthegap 2,605]

4 minutes ago, AmericanDreamer23 said:

I am just worried that this won't look good, I have plenty of other evidence

Well stop worrying then!

 

You don't live your life according to some bloody USCIS checklist that some intern gimp probably devised on their lunch break. 

 

Tax returns are not a mandatory requirement, you don't have it, and you can't provide it. 

 

You cant provide what doesn't exist!

 

[AmericanDreamer23 2]

Just now, mindthegap said:

Well stop worrying then!

 

You don't live your life according to some bloody USCIS checklist that some intern gimp probably devised on their lunch break. 

 

Tax returns are not a mandatory requirement, you don't have it, and you can't provide it. 

 

You cant provide what doesn't exist!

 

Haha thank you

[AmericanDreamer23 2]

1 minute ago, CookieCat said:

Just to make absolutely clear what some of us are saying here....It DOES matter that you amend your state tax returns. However you don't have to wait or worry about submitting your state tax returns if they're not amended in time when you send your I-751 package. As long as your fed taxes are amended and you have tax returns or transcripts in hand, you're good to go. 

Ok when you say I have tax returns or transcripts in hand what do you mean? I have my husband's incorrect 1040 federal income tax return and his amended one that I was given by the lousy accountant but as of right now no confirmation from the IRS that its been done. On the IRS website it said it was done in July, if I print this off would that be good enough? Hopefully by October I will have received some kind of written confirmation from the IRS.....