I know this was very stupid, but I mistakenly filed my 2023 taxes as single when I was married late in the last fiscal year. I had filed my own taxes in all previous years and evidently was not smart enough to do that with any life changes. My spouse and I are in the process of completing our I-485 packet and I am trying to figure out what I should provide for tax returns now.
We consulted with an immigration attorney, who did not seem very concerned, but agreed we should file a 1040-X with a tax expert, which was done today. We changed my status to married filing separately on their advice since my spouse filed that way on his 1040-NR. I did end up owing money and will send that in ASAP, but I know these generally take awhile to process. My income is just fine otherwise and did not change.
My question is, should I just send in my 1040-X along with W2/1099 at this point? I had my tax transcripts all ready to go until I discovered the mistake and am worried about messing something up again. Thanks!
