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MollsBBU
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How do i amend my 2017 federal tax return with turbo tax?

Amendment instructions can be found here when the form has been updated (expected within a couple weeks): https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/1894381-how-to-amend-change-or-correct-a-return-you-already-filed

Note:

  • Before starting to amend the tax return, wait for the tax refund to be received or the taxes due to be paid and processed by the IRS.
    • You're free to cash your refund check or spend it once you have it. You don't need to wait for your amendment to finish processing, which can take another 3-4 months.
    • If you owe money after amending, you'll just include payment with your mailed amendment form.
    • And if your amendment results in a second refund, you'll get a check for the additional amount.
  • An amended return, Form 1040X, can only be printed and mailed to the IRS, it cannot be e-filed.  
  • The IRS will take 12 weeks or longer to process an amended tax return.
  • 3 weeks after you mailed your amendment, you can start tracking its progress at the IRS Where's My Amended Return? site.

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MollsBBU
New Member

How do i amend my 2017 federal tax return with turbo tax?

Amendment instructions can be found here when the form has been updated (expected within a couple weeks): https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/1894381-how-to-amend-change-or-correct-a-return-you-already-filed

Note:

  • Before starting to amend the tax return, wait for the tax refund to be received or the taxes due to be paid and processed by the IRS.
    • You're free to cash your refund check or spend it once you have it. You don't need to wait for your amendment to finish processing, which can take another 3-4 months.
    • If you owe money after amending, you'll just include payment with your mailed amendment form.
    • And if your amendment results in a second refund, you'll get a check for the additional amount.
  • An amended return, Form 1040X, can only be printed and mailed to the IRS, it cannot be e-filed.  
  • The IRS will take 12 weeks or longer to process an amended tax return.
  • 3 weeks after you mailed your amendment, you can start tracking its progress at the IRS Where's My Amended Return? site.
osim
Returning Member

How do i amend my 2017 federal tax return with turbo tax?

Having used turbo tax for 2 years, I have great confidence and trust in their expertise in tax preparation, and feel feel a strong need to file my 2016 tax return to correct any omissions. Can I do that? Thank you.

 

Martin

 

 

How do i amend my 2017 federal tax return with turbo tax?

@osim  Did you use Turbo Tax Online to do 2016?  How to amend

https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/amending/help/how-do-i-amend-my-turbotax-online-return/00/27000 

 

If you didn't use Turbo Tax to do 2016 

Ideally you should go back to who did it and they should amend it for free if it was their error.  To amend a return you did somewhere else, you would first have to fill out Turbo Tax like you are doing the original return. You have to recreate the actual wrong original return.  Then when it matches each line that you really filed you have to tell Turbo Tax you will mail it so it thinks it was filed.  Then you can amend it.

 

For prior years you have to buy the Desktop program.  You can only buy the download for prior years.  You have to buy a separate program for each year.  They only sell the last 3 years.  You need a full Windows or Mac computer to install it on.  Buy the download here   

  https://turbotax.intuit.com/personal-taxes/past-years-products/

 

You can recreate the original return using the Forms Mode.  Then say to mail it.  How to amend a Desktop return,

https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/amending/help/how-do-i-amend-my-return-in-the-turbotax-cd-download...

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