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posted Jun 21, 2021 6:38:07 AM

How do I track Amended Fed 2020 Return?

The letter I got from Turbo Tax said I don't need to file Ameded Fed return, that the Feds do that automatically.  Do they?

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Level 15
Jun 21, 2021 6:44:15 AM

The IRS began to send out the additional refund checks for tax withheld from unemployment in May.   If you are eligible for the extra refund for federal tax that was withheld from your unemployment the IRS will be sending you an additional refund sometime during the next several months.  TurboTax cannot track or predict when it will be sent.  The IRS has not provided a way for you to track it, so all you can do is wait for the refund to arrive.

 

https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-topics/help/how-do-i-get-the-new-unemployment-benefits-if-i-ve-already-filed-my-taxes/00/2081053

 

 

Please read this very recent news from the IRS:

 

https://www.irs.gov/newsroom/irs-to-recalculate-taxes-on-unemployment-benefits-refunds-to-start-in-may

 

https://www.irs.gov/newsroom/irs-begins-correcting-tax-returns-for-unemployment-compensation-income-exclusion-periodic-payments-to-be-made-may-through-summer

 

 

https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-credits-and-deductions/help/am-i-eligible-for-a-new-credit-or-deduction-because-of-the-unemployment-income-exclusion/01/2211778

 

 

https://www.irs.gov/newsroom/2020-unemployment-compensation-exclusion-faqs

 

 

 

https://www.irs.gov/faqs/irs-procedures/forms-publications/new-exclusion-of-up-to-10200-of-unemployment-compensation

Level 15
Jun 21, 2021 6:53:36 AM

The IRS doesn't actually create an amended return for you. They recalculate your tax return for the unemployment exclusion and send you the resulting refund, but there is no actual amended return.