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Keyontaeb
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i filed the wrong w2 whats next

 
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i filed the wrong w2 whats next

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.

**Disclaimer: Every effort has been made to offer the most correct information possible. The poster disclaims any legal responsibility for the accuracy of the information that is contained in this post.**
Keyontaeb
Returning Member

i filed the wrong w2 whats next

they have already accepted it and they have gave me a refund date 

 

i filed the wrong w2 whats next

@Keyontaeb When the Form 1040X becomes available in late February you can amend and make corrections to the W-2 you entered incorrectly

**Disclaimer: Every effort has been made to offer the most correct information possible. The poster disclaims any legal responsibility for the accuracy of the information that is contained in this post.**
Keyontaeb
Returning Member

i filed the wrong w2 whats next

ok thanks will they still send me a refund if they accepted it already

 

 

RobertB4444
Employee Tax Expert

i filed the wrong w2 whats next

Yes, if they already accepted it and gave you a refund date then they're going to process it and issue that refund to you.  

 

When you get to amend the return later this month you will find that by changing your return you will either have a bigger refund so they will owe you a little more money or a smaller refund so you will have to pay some of your refund back.  So make sure to prepare for both possibilities.

 

@Keyontaeb

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