Filed taxes Single, sent 1040x to ammend, IRS transcripts not yet upda

[yanglan]

My wife and I have been married since 2011. During this time I have been filing my taxes as "Single" under bad advice from an accountant who I had handle back taxes years ago. After reading that this would be a red flag for the immigration process, I attempted to ammend my last 3 years of tax returns by filing 1040x for each year along with an explanation for the incorrect filing status and a copy of our marriage certificate. This was months ago and the changes still aren't reflected on my IRS tax transcripts.

 

Would it be acceptable to provide full printouts of my past 3 years tax returns along with the 1040x's attached to the front? This is the only item I'm worried about when time comes for my wife's interview and I really want to make sure we don't get screwed over due to it.

[dnoblett]

Yes, that should be fine along with a note explaining the bad tax advice. But yes the single status returns have derailed one other case that I know of, getting them amended should prevent this causing an issue.