I filed an amended return an it said federal amount due 884 will that be deducted from original refund amount

[SweetieJean · Accepted solution]

When you do an amended return, it assumes you already received your initial refund, so no it does not deduct it.

You must send the IRS $884.

[anne2020]

I amended my return.  On my original return I had a substantial refund, which I applied to my taxes for next year.

The amended return did two things.  It reduced the amount of refund by the $22 owed, and showed on the return that reduced refund amount was now the amount of taxes applied to next year.  It also told me to pay $22 along with the 1040X.  This is incorrect.  I will now have paid the difference directly and have had my refund application to next years taxes reduced by $22.