A decision cannot be made

[hippocrates1985]

So my wife had her interview today at Chicago location. She has passed all the tests but she struggled to explain the tax of 2020. The officer could not find that we have paid the 2020 tax from the printed turbotax thick 2020 tax document. She went back to check on our joint checking account to see if we paid it or not. Of course she did not find that because I have paid it from my business checking account and I have not print any statement from that account because I thought it's not Relevant here since we don't share it as a joint account. Also my wife was nervous at that moment and she forgot to tell her that i have another business account that I used to pay the tax from.

So she marked the following :

1- You passed The English test and the U.S. History and government test.

2- Follow the instructions on Form N-14,Request for Additional Information, Documents, or Forms.

3- A decision cannot be made yet about your application.

The officer told my wife that she should expect a letter coming in the mail with some instructions on providing evidence of paying the tax abd how to follow up.

Could someone explain what I need to prepare? I don't have anything to hide and I could print a bank statement from my business account showing that we have paid 2020 tax long time ago. Is there another official way to do it to make thing more smooth any easy?

[Enub4]

Maybe they will ask for an IRS tax transcript, but I'm not sure.

[SouthBay2019]

So my wife had her interview today at Chicago location. She has passed all the tests but she struggled to explain the tax of 2020. The officer could not find that we have paid the 2020 tax from the printed turbotax thick 2020 tax document. She went back to check on our joint checking account to see if we paid it or not. Of course she did not find that because I have paid it from my business checking account and I have not print any statement from that account because I thought it's not Relevant here since we don't share it as a joint account. Also my wife was nervous at that moment and she forgot to tell her that i have another business account that I used to pay the tax from.

So she marked the following :

1- You passed The English test and the U.S. History and government test.

2- Follow the instructions on Form N-14,Request for Additional Information, Documents, or Forms.

3- A decision cannot be made yet about your application.

The officer told my wife that she should expect a letter coming in the mail with some instructions on providing evidence of paying the tax abd how to follow up.

Could someone explain what I need to prepare? I don't have anything to hide and I could print a bank statement from my business account showing that we have paid 2020 tax long time ago. Is there another official way to do it to make thing more smooth any easy?

You need to login to IRS website and login to your account (create an account if you do not have IRS username):

https://sa.www4.irs.gov/secureaccess...2egov%2fola%2f

Once you download your tax transcript for 2020, it should show balance of zero. That is the proof that you will need to mail them when/if you get an RFE. Turbotax tax returns shows what you filed....official IRS tax transcripts shows what IRS processed.

[hippocrates1985]

Maybe they will ask for an IRS tax transcript, but I'm not sure.

So here is an update from the USCIS online. Under case history there are 2 updates:




1-

Status

We recommended that your Form N-400, Application for Naturalization, be approved. Your case was submitted for quality review.




2-


Status

Oath Ceremony Will Be Scheduled




And under Case Status there is one update :





Oath Ceremony Will Be Scheduled


We placed you in line for your oath ceremony and will send you a notice for Receipt Number ########, with the date, time, and location of your oath ceremony. You should receive your notice within 30 days of its mailing date. Please follow the instructions in the notice. If you move, go to www.uscis.gov/addresschange to give us your new mailing address.




Does that mean all done and they don't want anytging from us?

[hippocrates1985]

You need to login to IRS website and login to your account (create an account if you do not have IRS username):

https://sa.www4.irs.gov/secureaccess...2egov%2fola%2f

Once you download your tax transcript for 2020, it should show balance of zero. That is the proof that you will need to mail them when/if you get an RFE. Turbotax tax returns shows what you filed....official IRS tax transcripts shows what IRS processed.

So here is an update from the USCIS online. Under case history there are 2 updates:




1-

Status

We recommended that your Form N-400, Application for Naturalization, be approved. Your case was submitted for quality review.




2-


Status

Oath Ceremony Will Be Scheduled




And under Case Status there is one update :





Oath Ceremony Will Be Scheduled


We placed you in line for your oath ceremony and will send you a notice for Receipt Number ########, with the date, time, and location of your oath ceremony. You should receive your notice within 30 days of its mailing date. Please follow the instructions in the notice. If you move, go to www.uscis.gov/addresschange to give us your new mailing address.




Does that mean all done and they don't want anytging from us?

[Enub4]

Does that mean all done and they don't want anytging from us?

It looks like that is the case, congrats.

[Connect2295]

Did you get the update the next day after the interview?

[AunkerSlave]

The tax mix-up can definitely be clarified. Since you paid the 2020 tax from your business account, printing out a bank statement to show the payment is a great idea. It's always good to have a paper trail. When you receive the letter in the mail, just follow the instructions carefully. They might ask for specific documents or forms, so make sure you provide all the evidence they need. If you really can't make the decision - simply flip coin. That must help!