amending tax return (split topic)

[Silver12 9]

Dear All,

 

We have applied for the CR1 visa and are currently waiting for the approval of I-130, but whilst waiting we want to prepare ourselves for the next stage.

 

My husband who is a USC has filed his taxes as single with the advice of his IRS guy, but of course we have understood that this is wrong and it needs to amended asap. 

 

We would like to now file married filing separately, could someone please advise which form we need as my husband thinks its the W7 and I though its the 1040X ? and how long it will take for them to process this.

 

We got married in March 2017 should we amend this for 2017 and 2018?

 

Many thanks for your help!!

[Ryan H 3,812]

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[Wuozopo 4,293]

On 7/4/2018 at 3:42 AM, Silver12 said:

We would like to now file married filing separately, could someone please advise which form we need as my husband thinks its the W7 and I though its the 1040X ? and how long it will take for them to process this.

The amended tax return form is 1040x. I don't think this is a huge asap situation. 

 

On 7/4/2018 at 3:42 AM, Silver12 said:

 

We got married in March 2017 should we amend this for 2017 and 2018?

Amend tax year 2017 because that is the tax return filed incorrectly. The tax year 2018 does not end until Dec 31, 2018 and the filing time will be in early 2019. 

[Silver12 9]

23 hours ago, Wuozopo said:

The amended tax return form is 1040x. I don't think this is a huge asap situation. 

 

Amend tax year 2017 because that is the tax return filed incorrectly. The tax year 2018 does not end until Dec 31, 2018 and the filing time will be in early 2019. 

@Wuozopo Thank you so much for the quick reply- appreciate that. 

 

So we will start filling in that form to do the amendment for tax year 2017, is that all we do or are there any additional forms which should be completed alongside that.

 

Thanks again!