Can I request Tax Return Transcripts for 2008?

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im50

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I’ve filed my taxes, received tax return check for 2008. How soon an I request Tax return Transcript for 2008?

Is there any waiting period or not?
 
It may be too early. A couple of years back, I requested mine in late April (8 weeks after filing my taxes electronically). I got a letter back from IRS stating that I should resend my request in June.

Now, I just wait until mid-June to request my tax transcript.
 
im50 said:
I’ve filed my taxes, received tax return check for 2008. How soon an I request Tax return Transcript for 2008?

Is there any waiting period or not?
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you should be OK.
I requested my transcript for the tax year ending 2007 at the end of february & it arrived about a week later.
 
You can request it about two weeks after you file. We requested our 2007 return one week after we filed and it wasn't available. But two weeks later (the day after we received electronic refund) it was available. Good luck!
 
It takes a bit longer for IRS to generate Tax Transcripts if tax returns are not processed by them in their system because of heavy workload or other reasons. That being said, IRS can produce Tax Trasnscripts only 2-3 weeks later of processing the tax returns in their system.

Also, it's always advisable to have the tax transcripts than actual tax returns when it comes to USCIS. Why? Because Tax Transcripts are official documents, while tax returns are NOT unless tax returns are certified by IRS which might cost money/time and efforts. As per the interm memo to all Immigration adjudicators/officers which also specificially stated that adjudicators must ask the applicants for the tax transcripts whenever there is a doubt about their submitted tax-returns. So, in order to avoid any delay or pitafall, better to have tax transcripts than tax returns because you don't know what officer could ask you at the interview when it comes to this issue of taxes.
 
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