How Amend 2021 change 1040SR TO MARRIED FILE JOINTLY?

[payneroy2]

wife's ITIN number not received in time and Turbo Tax said must send by mail

[EbonyA]

Just to clarify, you are wanting to amend your previous year's tax return (2021) not your current year 2022 - correct? In the interim, you may review this resource.

[payneroy2]

Yes .. want tonammend 2021 but see not help on Turbo Tax .. only advertisements to pay for other services.

[DoninGA]

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@payneroy2 wrote:

Yes .. want tonammend 2021 but see not help on Turbo Tax .. only advertisements to pay for other services.

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To access your prior year online tax returns sign onto the TurboTax website with the User ID you used to create the account - https://myturbotax.intuit.com/

Start the 2022 online tax return by entering some personal information then click on Tax Home on the left side of the screen.

On the Tax Home webpage -

Scroll down to the section Your tax returns & documents.  Click on the Year and Click on Amend (change) return

If you used the desktop CD/Download editions installed on your computer, the only copy of your tax data file and any PDF's will be on the computer where the return was created.  TurboTax does not store online any returns completed using the desktop editions.

[LindaS5247]

If you are using TurboTax Online:

1. Sign in to TurboTax
2. On the home screen, scroll down to Your tax returns & documents and select the year you want to amend
3. Select Amend (change) return, then Amend using TurboTax Online
   • If you're told to amend your return via TurboTax Desktop, follow the steps for TurboTax CD/Download below instead
4. On the screen OK, let's get a kickstart on your amended return, select the reason(s) you're amending and Continue
5. When you reach Here's the info for your amended federal return, select Start next to the info you need to change
6. Continue through the screens, make the changes you need to make, and carefully answer the remaining questions to finish amending your return

If you are using TurboTax Desktop/CD:

1. Open the TurboTax CD/Download software for the year you're amending
   • For example, you must amend your 2022 return in the 2022 version of TurboTax
2. Under Need to File an Amended Return?, select Amend a Filed Return
   • The 2019 version of TurboTax may say Amend a return (make changes) after it was filed and accepted by the IRS instead
3. Select Amend for the return you need to amend
4. On the We’ll help you change (amend) your return screen, select Continue
5. Select Yes, I’ve already filed my return
6. Choose the option that best applies when asked Tell us a little more about your amend situation and Continue
7. On the next screen, select Update next to the info you need to change
8. Continue through the screens, make the changes you need to make, and carefully answer the remaining questions to finish amending your return
9. Don’t forget to select Save As (or Duplicate on Mac) from the File menu when you save a copy of your amended return. This will preserve the tax return you originally filed
   • Give the file a different name from the original, like 2021_amended_tax_return_Smith

When to file an amended tax return

There are times when you should amend your return and times when you shouldn't. Here are some common situations that call for an amendment:

• You realized you missed out on claiming a tax deduction or credit.
• You accidentally claimed the wrong tax filing status.
• You need to add or remove a dependent.
• You forgot to claim taxable income on your tax return.
• You realize you claimed an expense, deduction or credit that you weren't eligible to claim.

Click here for how to file an amended return in TurboTax.

Click here for a video on how to amend your return in TurboTax.

Click here for details on Do I Need to Amend?

[payneroy2]

Thanks for the information you provided but TuboTax is not set up to provide useful sevice to me living overseas. It's a big waste of time to try to use TurboTax and in the end I always have to make corrections about address and phone numbers affecting schediles and end up needing to finish the return accurately myself and even mail the return that takes 2 weeks to reach the USA safely or pay an huge fee to express mail returns.

[KatrinaLO]

You should be able to amend a prior year return in TurboTax. If you need assistance with amending your tax return, you can see important information here in this TurboTax FAQ.

@payneroy2