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New Member
posted Mar 23, 2021 5:32:58 PM

Amend state return for 2020

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Expert Alumni
Mar 23, 2021 6:38:17 PM

If you only need to amend your State return, go through the steps for a Federal amendment, and then prepare your State amendment.

 

The State return pulls info from your Federal return, so you need to go through the amended interview there, even if you don't need to amend your Federal return.

 

Then you will be able to print and mail your State Amendment only.  You may want to wait until both your Federal and State returns have been accepted, and you have received your Refund, before preparing any Amended returns. 

 

Click this link for more info on How to Amend a Return

 

Here's more info on Amending Your Return you may find helpful. 

 

 

Returning Member
Apr 24, 2021 11:27:41 AM

I successfully amended my 2020 Federal return with TurboTax, but I lack confidence that TurboTax also filed the  amended state return. How can I know the answer? TurboTax brought me down the road of checking and filing the amended state return but seemed to not finish the process. How can I know the status of the amended state return being complete and filed?

Expert Alumni
Apr 24, 2021 12:26:50 PM

Do you live in Georgia, Michigan, New York, or Vermont?  - only those states accept e-filed amended returns. Amended returns for all other states must be paper-filed.

 

If you live in one of those four states and are still concerned, there isn't any harm in printing and filing the amended state return by mail.

 

If amending in another state, you will have to print and file by mail.

 

See Can I e-file my amended state return?

Returning Member
May 29, 2021 11:32:16 PM

In TurboTax, you can amend your State return without filing an amendment for your Federal.

 

I Need to Amend My State Return

 

New Member
Mar 12, 2022 11:01:28 AM

My state return was wrong. 

Intuit Alumni
Mar 13, 2022 8:00:37 AM

Please see the information in this TurboTax FAQ  here for assistance with amending your current state tax return.