Are the 1040X columns A, B, and C supposed to be blank? I would expect them to reflect the differences for the amendment. Is this working as designed? 2018 taxes

[Wodin79]

I'm working on amending my 2018 amended return.  I received a second W-2, so I need to amend.  However, the 1040X has no entries for columns A, B, and C.  Should this auto-populate with the data from the W-2?  I could manually enter it but that doesn't seem to be working as intended.

[TaxGuyBill]

Did you tell the program you were going to amend, THEN enter the W-2 after that?

[Wodin79]

I did.  I also went in, deleted the second W-2, re-entered the data, and the 1040X still had no data.  I'll try manually entering it.  This is far less than ideal.

[Anita01]

Did you try entering the W-2 before amending it to see how much it changes your return?

[Wodin79]

I both entered the W-2 before amending and after.  I also deleted all W-2s and re-entered them.  It still displays nothing in the 1040X columns A, B, and C.

[Anita01 · Accepted solution]

You need to start the amend process from an exact copy of what you originally filed.  I hope you saved that as directed before you did anything to the file..  You need to open that saved return that's an exact copy of your originally filed return and amend that one.

[Wodin79]

I went back to the original and did that.  I wonder why it wasn't put in right the first time.  A 1040X is a really stressful thing for the ordinary consumer.  At least now the columns populated.  Thanks to you and the others who have commented.  I appreciate it.