Amending 2016 tax return by changing filing status

[kpenny14]

I'm amending my 2016 return because I filed single and needed to file married filing jointly. I went though amendment process on Turbo Tax. Because I was filing jointly, I entered all my husband's tax information & W2s (he had not filed yet.) I have printed all documents as prompted. All I need to do now is sign & mail them? My tax return will be amended and my husbands will be filed, correct? 

All I need to mail for federal: Form 1040X, amended 1040, and attach all W2s? Or just my husbands because its his initial filing?

[Heather14]

Yes, if you have entered all of your information in the return, added your husband, and changed your filing status to Married filing jointly on your amended return, you will simply need to sign the returns and mail them (so they will be filed). You will mail the 1040X, your 1040, and your husband's tax documents that were added to the 1040X (W-2s would be sent with the 1040X).

Three weeks after you have mailed your amended return you can track it by visiting the following link: Where is my Amended Return or by calling the toll-free telephone number 866-464-2050. 

[kpenny14]

Do I need to attach my husbands W2s because it is his initial filing?

[Heather14]

I added that to the above answer. Yes, you will include any documents that affected change to the original 1040 that you prepared.

[kpenny14]

Thank you so much for your help! One more question, all I need to do is stick all of this in an envelope and mail it to the address given?

[Heather14]

You may wish to send it with delivery confirmation/tracking, so that you will have proof that it arrived safely, but yes, you just need to put it in an envelope and mail it in. If you owe additional taxes based on the changes, you will include a check with your return.