Amending Tax Return Not Working

[Chicagotomax]

I'm trying to amend my 2022 tax return.

Column A is supposed to be set and column B and C are the ones that you can make changes.

For the software,  Column C is set without allowing us to make any changes. Meanwhile, you can only make changes to Column A, with Column B making the +/- differences.

This is wrong. Update the software and fix the bug. Thanks.

[ThomasM125]

I believe you may be trying to enter items directly on form 1040-X, the amended federal tax return. If so, you cannot prepare the amended return in TurboTax in that way. You must use the question and answer mode of the program to enter your changes and then they will populate column B and C. Column A should not have any changes, as that is what you reported on the original tax return that you filed.

[JohnInAustin]

The question mode of Turbo Tax 2022 for amended returns is broken. It fails to pull tax data from the original return after asking what changes you will make. Turbo Tax then fails its own checks because no prior return data has been populated and the 1040X is at that point useless and a mess. If you try to go directly to the 1040X form you can not update any columns other than column A which sort of stops anyone from trying to use Turbo Tax Form from within the original return to file. 

The only work around I have found is to open up the 1040X form within the original tax return and click on the year being amended. At that point Column A and C will populate with he original return data as well as your personal information. Now, download the IRS editable PDF file from irs.gov and manually enter that data then begin working on Column B and Column C updates for what changed.

It's March 11 with no fixes from Turbo Tax so I'm not holding my breath that this will get fixes. One of the great things about Turbo Tax was the ability to easily do an amended return. The software team really botched it this year  - Good Job Guys!

[KatrinaLO]

You can e-file your 2022 1040-X. Please see this TurboTax FAQ for information on amending your tax return and steps to follow for success.

@Chicagotomax 

[fanfare]

"Now, download the IRS editable PDF file from irs.gov"

Instead of doing that, it's time to start revising your 1040 tax return i.e. amend.

As you go, Col C should reflect your changes.

Did you try that?

@JohnInAustin 

[whdw41a]

I am having a similar issues - I made a mistake on my original filing by having a wrong box check on an IRA.  I notice the issue after I filed.  I found the problem by unchecking the box.  I then went to do an amended return and the dollar amount of my return was set to the right number but the box was checked that I had unchecked. 

When I unchecked it again it took my return to zero.  I don't see any options other than doing a new tax file.  But I am sure that will cause an issue if I file twice.

[fanfare]

" I then went to do an amended return"

your procedural order was wrong.

you click AMEND, then you make changes.

You must start AMEND with your original tax return.

@whdw41a 

Do not submit a second 1040 tax return.

[whdw41a]

It would appear that the Turbo Tax amendment  process has started and I can't back up and fix the issue. I can't seem to get back to my original return. I go right into the amended return that has the error.   Not sure how to fix the issue 

[Mvg71]

amending is a joke with turbotax. I had nothing but problems and cant get 2019 done at all. It wants me to pay  to download state files and even then once it gets to the address page it just gives you a white page. ive tried everything. oh and when i live chatted and told them their pay system wasnt working and was giving errors for hours...they charged me 200 bucks and wont refund it. 

[CarissaM]

If you are having trouble filing an amended return, the page here is helpful on this issue. 

Please let us know if you are still having the same issue. @whdw41a 

[phsamuel]

For my case, I mailed my amendment and later realized that the original AGI in my 1040-X doesn't match what I filed previously. I can't understand how this happened. And it seems that I have no way to fix it as the original return seems to be gone once I started the amendment. I haven't heard back from the IRS yet. But I don't have a good feeling about this. 

[fanfare]

"the original AGI in my 1040-X doesn't match what I filed previously."

What other lines are not correct ?

You'll have to wait to find out what adjustments IRS makes.

then you can amend again if it is still not correct.

Second time, be mindful of the instruction: "or as previously adjusted by IRS"

@phsamuel 

[almazazz]

I opened up Turbo Tax Desktop 2025 and chose amend return.  I updated only the data that changed (a corrected 1099-DIV).  I went thru all the questions.  I had previously filed my return, it was accepted and I received that refund.  The program is NOT pulling in the original data, so there is no recalculation of the new amount of refund I am owed.  

What am I doing wrong that it is not pulling in the original 2025 tax return that I filed?  Could it have something to do with the name I saved the original tax return under?

[MarilynG1]

Possibly. When you open TurboTax Desktop and click on the tile for the return you want to Amend, look at your Form 1040 in FORMS mode.  If it looks correct, TurboTax pulled in your return correctly, either from its default location of Documents > TurboTax or the alternative file location where you 'saved as'.  As long as the .tax2025 extension is unchanged, it should load the latest version of the file.  However, since you changed the file name, it may not be finding the correct file you want to amend. 

If your 1040 is your filed version, return to interview mode and Federal > Other Tax Situations > Amend a Return.  Did your refund meter change to $0?  If so, add your 1099-DIV info, then go to FORMS again and open Form 1040X.  Does it show your original filed info in Column A?  If not, navigate to your filed version and double-click on it to open in the program to Amend. 

@almazazz