I don't see the amended return option in my 2024 TurboTax Desktop product. I last updated on March 1, 2024. Where is it?

[emhendersn]

I want to file an amended return to include a new 1099-INT. I see Intuit statements such as 'click on the link', but there is no menu item I can see in the desktop product which includes the word 'Amended'. When I simply add the new info to my existing tax forms using TurboTax, it won't let me file the resulting forms. Intuit releases claim this functionality should be present by now (March 1, 2024).

[JamesG1 · Accepted solution]

In TurboTax Premier Desktop, at the screen Continue Your 2024 Tax Return, select Need to Amend A Fed Return?

[VolvoGirl]

First of all take out the new info you entered and put your return back to the way it was when you originally filed it.  Then you should not amend until your return is done processing and you get the first refund or pay the tax due.

If you don't see a button for Need to Amend a Filed Return? on your home screen then you can get to it here. Go to:
Federal Taxes -or- Personal (for H&B)
Other Tax Situations
last section, Other Tax Forms
Amend A Return - Click the Start or Update button

Then the amended return 1040X is only for the difference you get back or owe.  I think the cover sheet shows what the original return WOULD have been if you did it right the first time.  Ignore the new 1040 return.  

Go by the actual 1040X.  Line 18 should be your original refund amount and line 22 should be your additional refund.  If you paid on your original return it will be on line 16.  If there is an amount owed with the amendment, it will be on line 20.

If you have a tax due, do not send the 1040V.  Just include a check with the 1040X.  Ignore the 1040V.  That is for the original return or what the original return would have been if it didn’t need correcting.  Don’t pay the amount on the 1040V.  Pay the amount on the actual 1040X line 20.  

[emhendersn]

After my 3/7 update, my 'Amend' option appeared.

Thank you for your help!

[bdegnan]

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[LindaS5247]

If you are amending your 2024 tax return, you have to wait until your original return has been accepted by the IRS.

If you are amending your 2024 tax return and you filed your original 2024 tax return in TurboTax you will be able to e-file your amended return. ‌ There are some circumstances where you will be unable to e-file your amended 2024 return and you will have to mail it in. TurboTax will tell you if it has to be mailed.

If you prepared your original tax return using TurboTax Online, log in to your account, open the tax return you already filed, and click on the link to amend your return.

If you are using TurboTax Online:

1. On the "Tax Home" screen, scroll down to "Your tax returns & documents" and select the year you want to amend.
2. 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 Desktop instead.
3. Continue through the screens, make the changes you need to make, and carefully answer the remaining questions to finish amending your return.

If you are using TurboTax Desktop:

1. Open TurboTax Desktop for the year you are amending. 
2. Under "Need to Amend a Filed Return?," select "Amend a Filed Return"
3. Select "Amend" for the return you need to amend. If the return you need doesn’t appear as an option, select "Find a Tax File" to find and load your return.
4. On the "Do you need to change anything else" screen, select "Update" next to the info you need to change.
5. Continue through the screens, make the changes you need to make, and carefully answer the remaining questions to finish amending your return.
6. Don’t forget to select "Save As" from the File menu when you save a copy of your amended return. This will preserve the tax return you originally filed. Give the file a different name from the original.

Some things to keep in mind:

• You must wait until your original return has been accepted to amend it.
• Wait until you get your refund or have paid your taxes. Have a copy of your original return at your side before you start. And be sure you use the correct year’s software of TurboTax.
• You must file a separate Form 1040-X for each tax return you are amending.
• Amended returns can take more than three months for the IRS to process.
• Gather your original tax return and any new documents needed to prepare your amended return.
• Print a copy of your return that you are amending and have it ready to refer to. 
• Use the same TurboTax account you used to file your original return. 
• Be sure to only make changes to the areas of your return that need amending

Click here for How do I amend my federal tax return for this year?

Click here for how to file an amended return.

[B5407v]

I also have a big problem getting to an amended 2024 return.  Opening the desktop premier version, the only icon screen option is a "Continue" link where it shows my 2024 return was accepted.  No link for an amended return.  How can this be resolved quickly?

[CatinaT1]

Please review the instructions in the links below.

If you want to make changes or add a document to a tax return that has already been filed and accepted by the taxing agency, you should follow these guidelines. 

• You must first wait until the initial return is completely processed.
• You will have to use the same TurboTax account that you used for the original tax return.
• Once you begin your amendment, you'll see your original return.
• The refund calculator will start new at $0 and only reflect the changes in the refund or tax due
• Only make changes to the areas of your return that need to be corrected.
• You have three years from the date you filed your return or two years after you paid the tax due (whichever is later) to file an amendment

Select your product below and follow the instructions. 

Amend TurboTax Online 

Amend TurboTax CD/Download 

[VolvoGirl]

@B5407v   There is another way to get to amend.   Open and continue your accepted return.  If you don't see a button for Need to Amend a Filed Return? on your home screen then you can get to it here. Go to:

Federal Taxes -or- Personal (for H&B)
Other Tax Situations
last section, Other Tax Forms
Amend A Return - Click the Start or Update button

But first you should save your return with another name to make a copy to amend so you don’t change your actual return.   Go up to File-Save As (Duplicate on Mac).