Filed amended 2015 Tax return with refund due to corrected ssa-1099. Should we wait until 2015 amended return be processed before file 2016 tax return?

[HL1]

Received corrected tax year 2015 ssa 1099 in 2017.  Filed/Amended 2015 tax return.  Can we file the 2016 tax return before IRS completed the 2015 amendment which may take up to 16 weeks?

[PaulaM · Accepted solution]

Yes, you should file the 2016 now. You don't want to risk the 2015 amended return not being processed before 4/18/17 and filing your 2016 return late.

If the processed 2015 amended return causes you to later have to amend the 2016 return, then you can do so then.

[HL1]

Thank You!

[PaulaM]

You are welcome 🙂