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Level 1
February 22, 2020
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Accidentally put wrong filing status

  • February 22, 2020
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I accidentally put the wrong filing status on my tax..how can I change it after it's been e filed

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BrandiLO
Level 14
February 23, 2020

If you need to make changes to a return that was already filed and accepted, you will need to amend your return. Please click here for instructions. 

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Level 2
March 4, 2020

I’m in the same boat. My taxes was accepted 2/7/2020 but no change it is now 3/4/2020. When I search on the irs site it say my return can not be found. Today I checked my return to make sure I put in the correct info on the irs website. And some how I file head of house hold when I thought I filed married but separate. I haven’t lived with or seen the person I’m married to in over three years. But when I went to admen my tax’s it will not let me edit head of house hold to married but separate. I wonder if that is why I have not gotten my taxes approved in almost a month since accepted. How do I change my filing status to married but separate on the adem

DMarkM1
Level 15
March 4, 2020

You may not need to amend.  Did you have a dependent on your return?  If so, Head of household is the correct filing status if you lived apart from your spouse for at least the last 6 mos of 2019 and maintained a household for you and your dependent.      

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