Checklist True or False?

[Silnjoe 0]

Hi all,

Got a checklist today stating that my line 13.a.1 (total income for 2013) was incomplete or incorrect.

I checked my copy of the AOS, and it matches what I had in line 22 of my 1040 (NOT 1040-EZ).

My total income was 0 (I only had foreign income during 2013, which is deducted before calculating total income).

The only thing is, on my AOS, I typed in exactly "0". Do you think they gave me a checklist for not typing in "0.00"?

Or could it be that they did not understand the numbers on my Tax Return and gave me a checklist erroneously?

Thanks and good luck to all!

Joe & Silvia

[Silnjoe 0]

Just spoke with NVC, and it was indeed the "0" the triggered the checklist.

Advice to others: Do NOT round any of your numbers. In this case, it was not even rounding, but you MUST write the values in exactly as they appear on your 1040 or tax transcript!!

In hindsight, pretty stupid mistake on my part. Still, one would hope that common sense wins when encountering such a dilemma...