K-1 and Taxes question

[ranro 0]

I just realized that I made a mistake when filing my taxes this year. It was a 1,000 mistake. Do you think this will cause me a problem with my k-1 petition for my fiance. I make well over the poverty level, so my income is good enough. I was just wondering if this would come up in a background check or anything.

[SophWeb 25]

I just realized that I made a mistake when filing my taxes this year. It was a 1,000 mistake. Do you think this will cause me a problem with my k-1 petition for my fiance. I make well over the poverty level, so my income is good enough. I was just wondering if this would come up in a background check or anything.

Well first thing - contact IRS and correct the mistake. Or you could be looking at Tax Fraud.

Second - you have not updated your timeline, so I'm assuming that you have not sent your petition in yet. If that is so, then I would wait until you have an accurate tax return. Since you make well over the minimum regardless of your mistake, you have nothing to worry about, but you must send in an accurate and truthful application. Knowingly sending in an incorrect tax return is a no-no.

[ranro 0]

I guess I need to update the timeline. Yes I have sent everything in my k-1 petition and everything. I am just assuming that the IRS will see my error and send me a letter telling me to correct it. that is what they usually do. Sometimes this letter comes a year later though. I just don't want it to cause problems with getting the Visa.

[nickbits 43]

File a 1040X

[SophWeb 25]

I guess I need to update the timeline. Yes I have sent everything in my k-1 petition and everything. I am just assuming that the IRS will see my error and send me a letter telling me to correct it. that is what they usually do. Sometimes this letter comes a year later though. I just don't want it to cause problems with getting the Visa.

I would be pro-active and contact IRS and tell them you realized your mistake. That way if it IS an issue with USCIS (don't see how it would be since all they're checking is your current income, not whether you filed your taxes correctly), then you have the correct Tax Return ready to show them.

USCIS doesn't really care about stuff like that. They don't even take into account massive debt or anything like that when they look at income. Don't sweat it, just get it fixed asap in case you need it in the future.