Amending

[Raiders35]

I have to amend my tax return, & I was told you had the option to keep whatever you got, and just have the amount you owe taken from your taxes next year. Is this an actual option? Because I can’t find any info about it but a friend told me that’s what they did when they had to amend. 

[DoninGA]

Your Friend is incorrect.

If your amended tax return shows an amount owed then that amount is required to be paid with the mailed amended tax return.

An amended tax return, Form 1040X, can only be printed, signed, dated and mailed by you to the IRS, it cannot be e-filed. The IRS will take up to 4 months to process the amended tax return. Wait until you have received the tax refund or the taxes owed have been paid and processed by the IRS before amending the tax return.

On the Tax Home web page when the Form 1040X for amending a 2019 tax return becomes available there will be a link - Amend (change) return

See this TurvrboTax support FAQ for amending a 2019 tax return - https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-topics/help/how-do-i-amend-a-2019-return-in-turbotax/01/123845...