Amend: how to do it without starting 1040 form over completely

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September 5, 2020
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I made an error affecting one line several years ago and it has been carrying through year after year. I am trying to fix it for at least the last three years. I successfully amended my 2018 form but am trying to do 2019 and it is asking me to start fresh. How to fix just the one bad line??

Thanks

Amend

VolvoGirl

Level 15

Are you using the Desktop program or the online version? If you don't mind starting over you can transfer from the 2018 Amended return. If you don't want to do that you should be able to change it now. What exactly needs changing?

Margie6Author

Level 2

I'm using the desktop version and I amended my 2018 taxes yesterday without much effort. I found the line that was incorrect and fixed it and my taxes were recalculated and I know how much I owe. So working on 2019 taxes today and after choosing "Amend" the program gave me an empty form and started asking basic questions which I knew would take at least 30 minutes to get to the issue I had. It almost feels like the 2018 and 2019 Turbotax programs work in very different ways.