Amend Return for the current year

ladyk121086 · ‎January 17, 2026

I just filed this morning and then checked my mail and saw I had a W-2 from a previous employer for some on the very last wages earned. It’s less than $4K and will not put me in a different bracket. I do not owe and if anything this income will increase my refund by a few dollars. Should I amend now or wait until after I get my refund? I don’t want to delay my refund.

DoninGA

You will have to wait for the IRS to either Accept or Reject your filed federal tax return.
If the return is rejected you can make the necessary changes and e-file again.
If the return is accepted you will have to amend your original tax return. An amended return, Form 1040-X, can only be printed and mailed to the IRS if the original tax return was not e-filed. The IRS will take up to 20 weeks or longer to process an amended tax return.

Before starting to amend the tax return, wait for the tax refund to be received or the taxes due to be paid and processed by the IRS.

See this TurboTax support FAQ for amending a current year tax return - https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/tax-return/amend-federal-tax-return-curr...