Can you amend a tax return more than once on turbotax 2017 (amend an amendment)?

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@robbietaxslave 

I guess you are doing a 2021 amendment.

Let me know if you can e-File it.

Last year you could only submit 1040-X electronically one time.

[robbietaxslave]

I efiled the federal return without problems, i.e., they "accepted"  it.  No idea if there were going to be problems later, but I'm in a "bomb-proof" situation and ready to fight.

The first time I filed an amended state return there were no problems.  Today the second amended return was initially rejected.  We initially underpaid NC and they charged us interest.  The second amended return actually was in our favor, but the re-computed return said we'd paid $2 much interest and negative numbers there are rejected.    I couldn't  figure out how to do it right, so I just zeroed out the number.  That change passed the automatic screening process. If someone figures out that things don't add up, I'll just insist

hat they owe me two bucks.   I'm retired and don't have anything better to do with my time.

[robbietaxslave]

Yes, the feds accepted the second amended return within minutes.

The state of NC eventually accepted theirs, but I had to hand edit it and lose $2 in the process.  This amendment reduced the amount I owed the state and this caused a recalculation of the interest penalty so there was a line that said I owed them minus two bucks.  Negative numbers aren't allowed. I zeroed this to get it past their filter.

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when you amend (federal) you're supposed to ignore penalties and let the IRS recalculate that.

so, you probably did the correct thing for your state amended return.

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@robbietaxslave 

IRS says:

Filers will be allowed to electronically file up to three "accepted" Amended Returns.