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How can I stop e-filing, the turbo tax incorrectly processes my data

 
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CarissaM
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How can I stop e-filing, the turbo tax incorrectly processes my data

If you have already submitted the return, there is no way to stop the e-filing. 

Think of it as if you put the tax return in the mail, you cannot get it back. 

You would need to wait for your return to be accepted or rejected. If rejected you can fix the error, if accepted you will need to file an amended return to fix the error. 

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CarissaM
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How can I stop e-filing, the turbo tax incorrectly processes my data

If you have already submitted the return, there is no way to stop the e-filing. 

Think of it as if you put the tax return in the mail, you cannot get it back. 

You would need to wait for your return to be accepted or rejected. If rejected you can fix the error, if accepted you will need to file an amended return to fix the error. 

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Bobbybouche
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How can I stop e-filing, the turbo tax incorrectly processes my data

There is something wrong with the information on my tax forms I submitted please stop the filing process

How can I stop e-filing, the turbo tax incorrectly processes my data

Did you really click that big orange button that said “Transmit my return now?”  If you did that, you cannot do anything to fix it yet.  The IRS will begin to accept/reject 2019 returns on January 27.  You have to wait for the email that tells you if your return was accepted or rejected.

 

Filing before you have all of your information causes you a lot of aggravation that could be avoided if you just wait until you have everything first.

You cannot change or add anything on the return that you just e-filed, nor can you stop it.  It is too late, just like when you put an envelope in a US mailbox

If you left out a W-2, or a dependent, or a 1099 etc…DO NOT change your return while it is pending.  The changes will go nowhere.

Now you have to wait until the IRS either rejects or accepts your return.  If your return is rejected, you will be able to go into your account and make the necessary changes to your tax return and re-submit your return.

 If the IRS accepts your return, however, then you have to wait longer until it has been fully processed and you have received your refund.  THEN you can prepare an amended tax return and mail it in. You have to be able to work from that return exactly the way it was when it was e-filed originally.  You will need to use a form called a 1040X. You cannot e-file an amended return.  They have to be mailed, and it takes at least 2-4 months for the IRS to process an amended return.  Meanwhile, DO NOT go in and start changing anything on your return in the system, or you will make a mess for yourself.  Sit tight and wait until you see what the IRS does with the return you just e-filed

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