How do I amend my return to add a dependent?

[edje27]

How do I amend my Colorado tax return to add a dependent?

[xmasbaby0]

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 on the corner.  The IRS does not allow you to take it back.

If you left out a W-2, a 1099G, 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 e-file or 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.

  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

The Form 1040X you need will not be available until late February.

[AliciaP1]

As @xmasbaby0 said, you cannot do anything until the governing entity approves your return - in your case, this is Colorado, not the IRS.  Colorado is currently having program issues so they will not begin accepting state returns until 02/22/2023.  

After that date, and once your return has been approved, you can log in to TurboTax and follow these steps to amend your state return:

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 2022 amended return, select The IRS or state sent me a notice (this will allow you to amend only your state return without making changes to your federal) and Continue
5. On the next screen, select Something Else and Continue
6. On the screen Tell us which 2022 return(s) you want to amend, select 2022 state
7. Continue until the Let's Amend your State Taxes screen. Select Amend next to your state return, and continue through the screens to make your amendments

@edje27