Can i file the injured spouse with my amended return or do i need to file them seperate?

[deena0924]

We already filed our taxes. A debt was taken from our refund. I intend to file injured spouse. We recently recieved a.forgotten w2 so we now need to amend our taxes as well. Can i file those together and still get refunded from the origional return or do i need to file the injured spouse first?

[MargaretL]

The IRS allows you to choose and file Injured Spouse with the amendment or by itself, after you have already filed. 

Since you have to amend your tax return to add W2, you may file Injured Spouse with the amendment.  Yes, you may be able to get refunded your portion of the original refund when you file Injured Spouse, but not before.  Plase note that it may take 14 weeks for the Injured Spouse claim to be processed.

Please refer to the link below for amending instructions:

https://ttlc.intuit.com/replies/3288565