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New Member
posted Feb 2, 2022 8:53:53 AM

How to file amended return thru TurboTax

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Level 15
Feb 2, 2022 8:55:25 AM

What tax year are you wanting to amend?

New Member
Feb 2, 2022 9:19:25 AM

2021

Level 15
Feb 2, 2022 9:24:12 AM

You cannot amend 2021 yet. 

 

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

Intuit Alumni
Feb 2, 2022 9:24:13 AM

Please see the information here for assistance with amending a previous year tax return.

New Member
Feb 2, 2022 9:25:19 AM

Thank you

New Member
Feb 7, 2022 4:12:00 PM

2021

Intuit Alumni
Feb 7, 2022 4:23:33 PM

@rjjohnson47

 

To file an Amended return, please see this Help Article.  

 

Please note, the 1040-X may not be ready yet for filing.  

 

New Member
Jul 30, 2022 6:45:33 AM

I need to amend 2020 tax return to reflect my small business.

Level 15
Jul 30, 2022 7:10:06 AM


@artistlee6 wrote:

I need to amend 2020 tax return to reflect my small business.


See this TurboTax support FAQ for amending a 2020 tax return originally completed and filed using TurboTax - https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/tax-return/amend-2020-return/L3XdA1Pw8_US_en_US?uid=l67z04w7