IRS Married filing separate issue on return

[The Rock ll 227]

Hi VJ members

i filled my 2018 tax return in First week of March 2019, since it was first time filing MFS...without my spouse SSN or ITIN...I had mail my return with the amount I owed attached as an check ..IRS received it and few days later check was chased...NO Problem..

but things started to get worse when I didn’t see any return processed on my online account after 6 weeks...as per noted on IRS website...so I called the IRS and I was completely blown away by the answer IRS gave me that they see my Payment in there system but no return was ever reported...it is 10 weeks now and I been calling every day IRS and is getting same answer...

so I decided to go to my CPA and find out solution...he said most probably when they saw your return as MFS without Spouse SSN they must have treated it as incomplete and just lost it some where...now he’s doing my return as Single and doing it an electronic return ...

i just wanna find out from others who have submitted MFS returns and got processed in timely manner....cuz this is just stressing me so much as I need my Transcripts to show it to NVC ...Any suggestions will be appreciated...

thanks

[Going through 5,671]

40 minutes ago, The Rock ll said:

so I decided to go to my CPA and find out solution...he said most probably when they saw your return as MFS without Spouse SSN they must have treated it as incomplete and just lost it some where...now he’s doing my return as Single and doing it an electronic return ...

Filing your return as "single" when you are actually married is going to raise issues for you/your spouse later.  My advice is not to do this.

Edited May 10, 2019 by Going through

[Khallaf 650]

57 minutes ago, The Rock ll said:

Hi VJ members

i filled my 2018 tax return in First week of March 2019, since it was first time filing MFS...without my spouse SSN or ITIN...I had mail my return with the amount I owed attached as an check ..IRS received it and few days later check was chased...NO Problem..

but things started to get worse when I didn’t see any return processed on my online account after 6 weeks...as per noted on IRS website...so I called the IRS and I was completely blown away by the answer IRS gave me that they see my Payment in there system but no return was ever reported...it is 10 weeks now and I been calling every day IRS and is getting same answer...

so I decided to go to my CPA and find out solution...he said most probably when they saw your return as MFS without Spouse SSN they must have treated it as incomplete and just lost it some where...now he’s doing my return as Single and doing it an electronic return ...

i just wanna find out from others who have submitted MFS returns and got processed in timely manner....cuz this is just stressing me so much as I need my Transcripts to show it to NVC ...Any suggestions will be appreciated...

thanks

when you filed mfs in the SSN field did you write in these letters "NRA" if not then redo the tax return MFS and write in NRA in your spouse ssn spot, this will indicate your spouse is a non registered alien meaning out of the country.

 

you can not file single when you are married.

 

 

[belinda63 3,038]

If you are married you must file as married. Your CPA is wrong to file as single.

[JFH 12,190]

Do not use the “services” of that CPA again! You cannot file as single if you are married.  

*~*~*moved from “IR-1/CR-1 spouse visa progress reports” to “taxes and finances”*~*~*

[The Rock ll 227]

52 minutes ago, JFH said:

Do not use the “services” of that CPA again! You cannot file as single if you are married.  

*~*~*moved from “IR-1/CR-1 spouse visa progress reports” to “taxes and finances”*~*~*

Believe me I did write NRA there and when IRS processed my Check and update my account they converted it to Single status and the account Transcript show single only not MFS...callled IRS and confirmed that if filing MFS and writing NRA on Spouse SSN has anything to do with the return not processed so far..there answer was it could be ..all I wanna find out is if anybody did this type of return where it was MFS and went through and how long did it took IRS to process this ...I am so much exhausted on this issue...CPA has a ample experience and he told me when I filed return with him this type as MFS ,he said IRS will automatically change status to Single when they see your spouse has no SSN..

[Going through 5,671]

58 minutes ago, The Rock ll said:

CPA has a ample experience and he told me when I filed return with him this type as MFS ,he said IRS will automatically change status to Single when they see your spouse has no SSN..

First I've ever heard of that, but CPA also does not face any consequence either in how it may affect you later on by purposefully filing as single when you are in fact married.

 

An incorrect tax return should not affect you at the NVC stage, and the tax filing status is not a sole reason for denial, however it can be a factor when the CO is adjudicating whether the marriage is bonafide, based on the totality of other evidence presented, when deciding whether to approve/deny the visa.  Not sure what the country of origin is, but if going through a hard embassy and/or have other red flags it might raise some eyebrows with a CO.

 

If you are legally married, then your options are to file as Married Filing Jointly, Married Filing Separately, or Head of Household (if you have dependents).  Filing as "Single" is not the wisest choice, however it is your choice in the end of course...let the chips fall where they may, and all that, as the saying goes.

 

 

 

[Lil bear 4,201]

11 minutes ago, Going through said:

First I've ever heard of that, but CPA also does not face any consequence either in how it may affect you later on by purposefully filing as single when you are in fact married.

 

An incorrect tax return should not affect you at the NVC stage, and the tax filing status is not a sole reason for denial, however it can be a factor when the CO is adjudicating whether the marriage is bonafide, based on the totality of other evidence presented, when deciding whether to approve/deny the visa.  Not sure what the country of origin is, but if going through a hard embassy and/or have other red flags it might raise some eyebrows with a CO.

 

If you are legally married, then your options are to file as Married Filing Jointly, Married Filing Separately, or Head of Household (if you have dependents).  Filing as "Single" is not the wisest choice, however it is your choice in the end of course...let the chips fall where they may, and all that, as the saying goes.

 

 

 

We went through a similar problem with our first year filing here .. both needing to file a dual status return .. our highly paid highly experienced CPA totally messed up the return ... used wrong forms , using the foreign exchange dollar calculation back to front .. it goes on ..

yes IRS will flag it as incorrect and move it to another desk. It will work through the system. You will get a letter from them ,., we got ours in July .. and you will then need to file an amended return to correct it.

Our CPA initially refused any more services under the initial fee, then redid the return .. more incorrect than the first one .. so we chose to pay another agent to fix it. Cost us huge dollars but it’s done and correct.

Down loaded our  correct transcript and received our $4000 refund in February the next year 

Edited May 10, 2019 by Lil bear

[The Rock ll 227]

8 minutes ago, Going through said:

First I've ever heard of that, but CPA also does not face any consequence either in how it may affect you later on by purposefully filing as single when you are in fact married.

 

An incorrect tax return should not affect you at the NVC stage, and the tax filing status is not a sole reason for denial, however it can be a factor when the CO is adjudicating whether the marriage is bonafide, based on the totality of other evidence presented, when deciding whether to approve/deny the visa.  Not sure what the country of origin is, but if going through a hard embassy and/or have other red flags it might raise some eyebrows with a CO.

 

If you are legally married, then your options are to file as Married Filing Jointly, Married Filing Separately, or Head of Household (if you have dependents).  Filing as "Single" is not the wisest choice, however it is your choice in the end of course...let the chips fall where they may, and all that, as the saying goes.

 

 

 

I understand your concern...IRS is the main demon here...they received my return and 10 weeks later I am calling every day and I be hold hrs to speak to some 1 ...even local IRS office has no clue about it ...rather to send it again at same PO Box...which I highly doubt will effect...I will be at the interview with my spouse and will be caring the original 1040 I send IRS that has MFS ...will show account Transcripts that on such date IRS received my return and it was just lost and IRS changed the status to Single not Me...

[junkmart 320]

On 5/10/2019 at 4:35 AM, The Rock ll said:

Hi VJ members

i filled my 2018 tax return in First week of March 2019, since it was first time filing MFS...without my spouse SSN or ITIN...I had mail my return with the amount I owed attached as an check ..IRS received it and few days later check was chased...NO Problem..

but things started to get worse when I didn’t see any return processed on my online account after 6 weeks...as per noted on IRS website...so I called the IRS and I was completely blown away by the answer IRS gave me that they see my Payment in there system but no return was ever reported...it is 10 weeks now and I been calling every day IRS and is getting same answer...

so I decided to go to my CPA and find out solution...he said most probably when they saw your return as MFS without Spouse SSN they must have treated it as incomplete and just lost it some where...now he’s doing my return as Single and doing it an electronic return ...

i just wanna find out from others who have submitted MFS returns and got processed in timely manner....cuz this is just stressing me so much as I need my Transcripts to show it to NVC ...Any suggestions will be appreciated...

thanks

Find a new CPA fast! You must file MFS or MFJ if you are married. CPA should know that. If you file as single, you'll just have to amend it later. I would resend a copy of the return you already sent with a cover letter explaining the situation.

[junkmart 320]

On 5/10/2019 at 7:08 AM, The Rock ll said:

Believe me I did write NRA there and when IRS processed my Check and update my account they converted it to Single status and the account Transcript show single only not MFS...callled IRS and confirmed that if filing MFS and writing NRA on Spouse SSN has anything to do with the return not processed so far..there answer was it could be ..all I wanna find out is if anybody did this type of return where it was MFS and went through and how long did it took IRS to process this ...I am so much exhausted on this issue...CPA has a ample experience and he told me when I filed return with him this type as MFS ,he said IRS will automatically change status to Single when they see your spouse has no SSN..

In your first post you said IRS has no record of your return, except for the checks they cashed, but now you are saying they actually do have a record for which you were able to obtain a transcript where the IRS changed your status to single? You've got to clear up these discrepancies in your statements so that we can better help you.

[Going through 5,671]

On 5/10/2019 at 9:54 AM, The Rock ll said:

will show account Transcripts that on such date IRS received my return and it was just lost and IRS changed the status to Single not Me...

Not sure what type evidence can prove someone lost something?  Won't be an issue at the NVC stage anyhow.

From your statement earlier, though, sounds like it wasn't lost---they just haven't processed it yet.

Filing single may or may not raise issues later on with the CO when looking at the totality of evidence shown to approve the visa.