Proving taxes filed

[Disfan01 9]

My mom was a joint sponsor for us because arriving in the US last year, my husband only had half a years salary on our tax return so, we didn’t qualify financially on our own. 
 

My son just had his interview and was told we need my moms 2020 tax transcript or proof she filed for 2020. She does things old school and filed a paper return. We can’t get her transcript from irs.gov and when she called today was told they haven’t apparently uploaded her return yet. She was required to pay in and has the cancelled check they cashed, but does anyone know if that’s enough proof that she filed?  Or is there anything she can ask for during her appointment with the local IRS office that would constitute proof? 

[Chancy 6,241]

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[Van jones 11]

On 8/5/2021 at 10:39 PM, Disfan01 said:

My mom was a joint sponsor for us because arriving in the US last year, my husband only had half a years salary on our tax return so, we didn’t qualify financially on our own. 
 

My son just had his interview and was told we need my moms 2020 tax transcript or proof she filed for 2020. She does things old school and filed a paper return. We can’t get her transcript from irs.gov and when she called today was told they haven’t apparently uploaded her return yet. She was required to pay in and has the cancelled check they cashed, but does anyone know if that’s enough proof that she filed?  Or is there anything she can ask for during her appointment with the local IRS office that would constitute proof? 

If her 2020 tax return is not finished processing then she should use 2019 tax return transcripts plus her 2020 paper tax return 1040. The 1040 form will show what she turned in to the irs as income. She will also need her w2 forms. 

[Disfan01 9]

Thanks for the reply.  It’s all cleared up! They wanted proof she filed for 2020.  She went to the local office and they printed off an account transcript which showed that even though it’s not yet processed, her return was filed and payment was received. It was accepted and he just landed today!