Preemptively correcting potential mistakes on the application for naturalization?

[Prettygal1221 9]

Hello, N400 Part 12, Question 7A asks if I have ever failed to file tax returns since becoming a lawful permanent resident. I answered "NO" as I understood this as failing to file when required which I never did. I came in October 2015 and did not start working until February 2016. I was claimed by my dad as a dependent on his 2015 tax returns and in 2019 I was a full-time student, not making any income. Upon doing research and learning from other's experiences, I'm afraid I might have answered the question incorrectly. In an attempt to correct this mistake, I sent my 1040 tax return forms for 2015 and 2019 to the IRS (I owe $0) as well as New York State (turns out I owe them and immediately settled it by card payment which would mean I answered Part 12, Question 6 if I owe taxes incorrectly at the time of filing) last week. When the time of my interview comes and I have the tax return transcripts for tax years 2015 and 2019 as well as a letter stating that I paid my taxes from the state, my answers on the form would be correct. Should I tell the officer that I filed my tax returns and made the corrections after filing? Will this be ok? Thank you!

[lesly87 27]

I think you would be fine. I suggest you explain the situation to the officer. I had my interview today and it turned out I didn't see and didn't answer 3 questions on the online form. The officer told me so and just asked me to answer them at the interview with the rest of the questions. At the end of the interview, at an ipad, they show you which edits they changed to your application per your new responses at the interview and ask you to sign that you accept those changes and these are correct. Good luck!

[Prettygal1221 9]

17 hours ago, lesly87 said:

I think you would be fine. I suggest you explain the situation to the officer. I had my interview today and it turned out I didn't see and didn't answer 3 questions on the online form. The officer told me so and just asked me to answer them at the interview with the rest of the questions. At the end of the interview, at an ipad, they show you which edits they changed to your application per your new responses at the interview and ask you to sign that you accept those changes and these are correct. Good luck!

Thank you so much! I appreciate you sharing your experience! Congratulations!