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Level 1
May 22, 2026
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If you amend a return and it says federal due and Oregon due does that mean I owe?

  • May 22, 2026
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Level 15
May 22, 2026

Yes. 

Mike9241
Level 15
Level 15
May 22, 2026

However, if you made a balance due payment or were due a refund with the original return, TurboTax assumes that they didn't occur. The payment needs to be entered in TurboTax, so it appears on line 16. For an overpayment on the original return, the amount on the return or subsequently adjusted by the IRS needs to be entered so it appears on line 18

 

Mike9241
VolvoGirl
Level 15
May 22, 2026

@kayrae2707  It depends.  Did you wait to amend until you got the first refund or paid the original tax due?

 

You will still get the refund from the first original return or still need to pay the first tax due.  In fact you should not even amend until the first return has fully processed and you get the first refund or your tax due payment has cleared.  

 

Then the amended 1040X return is only for the difference you get back or owe.  I think the cover sheet shows what the original return WOULD have been if you did it right the first time.  Ignore the new 1040 that might print out.

 

Go by the actual 1040X.  Line 18 should be your original refund amount and line 22 should be your additional refund.  If you paid on your original return it will be on line 16.  If there is an amount owed with the amendment, it will be on line 20.

 

If you have a tax due, do not send the 1040V.  Just include a check with the 1040X.  Ignore the 1040V.  That is for the original return or what the original return would have been if it didn’t need correcting.  Don’t pay the amount on the 1040V.  Pay the amount on the actual 1040X line 20.