I forgot to claim my student loan interest on my tax return after I filed. I need to amend my return and do not know how.

[viktoriyab11 · Accepted solution]

Yes, you can amend your tax returns.  You can claim student loan as an adjustment to your income.

How to amend (change or correct) a return you already filed https://ttlc.intuit.com/replies/3288565

Can I claim my student loan? https://ttlc.intuit.com/replies/3302319

[Edited:01/31/2018 [6:08 am]]

[macrites94]

Am I unable to amend my return right now due to the 2017 amend form not being ready yet?

[viktoriyab11]

No worries, you can file Form 1040X within three years from the date you filed your original tax return or within two years of the date you paid the tax, whichever is later. <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://www.irs.gov/newsroom/ten-facts-on-filing-an-amended-tax-return">https://www.irs.gov/newsroom...>

[cdyork]

I forgot to put my student loan interest on 2022 taxes! I understand I need to fill out a 1040X, but what line do I put that number on?

[DoninGA]

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@cdyork wrote:

I forgot to put my student loan interest on 2022 taxes! I understand I need to fill out a 1040X, but what line do I put that number on?

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If the return is accepted you will have to amend your original tax return. An amended return, Form 1040-X, can only be printed and mailed to the IRS if the original tax return was not e-filed. The IRS will take up to 16 weeks or longer to process an amended tax return.

Before starting to amend the tax return, wait for the tax refund to be received or the taxes due to be paid and processed by the IRS.

See this TurboTax support FAQ for amending a tax return - https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/tax-return/amend-change-correct-return-a...

To enter student loan interest paid -

Click on Federal Taxes (Personal using Home and Business)
Click on Deductions and Credits
Click on I'll choose what I work on (if shown)
Scroll down to Education
On Student Loan Interest Paid (Form 1098-E), click the start or update button

Or enter student loan interest in the Search box located in the upper right of the program screen. Click on Jump to student loan interest