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nawen
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I had to go back and add a W2 form after I had already filed, How do I know if it went through or not

 
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I had to go back and add a W2 form after I had already filed, How do I know if it went through or not

The only way to file an amended tax return is to prepare a 1040X and print, sign. and mail it.  If you did something else, like try to e-file a change, it went no place.

You can amend a tax return after it has been fully processed and you have received your refund.  You must work from your return exactly as it was when you first filed it.  Follow the TT instructions to amend a tax return:

https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/2952222-how-do-i-amend-the-2016-taxes-i-filed-with-turbotax-online

Wait about 3 weeks and you can check the status of your amended return:

https://www.irs.gov/Filing/Individuals/Amended-Returns-(Form-1040-X)/Wheres-My-Amended-Return-1

It will take about 2-4 months for the IRS to process an amended return.

**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.**

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I had to go back and add a W2 form after I had already filed, How do I know if it went through or not

What did you do to add the W-2?  Did you mail an amended return?
**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.**
nawen
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I had to go back and add a W2 form after I had already filed, How do I know if it went through or not

No, I did not mail it in, I just hit the "amended return" option, I am currently living overseas so I am doing all of this via online

I had to go back and add a W2 form after I had already filed, How do I know if it went through or not

The only way to file an amended tax return is to prepare a 1040X and print, sign. and mail it.  If you did something else, like try to e-file a change, it went no place.

You can amend a tax return after it has been fully processed and you have received your refund.  You must work from your return exactly as it was when you first filed it.  Follow the TT instructions to amend a tax return:

https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/2952222-how-do-i-amend-the-2016-taxes-i-filed-with-turbotax-online

Wait about 3 weeks and you can check the status of your amended return:

https://www.irs.gov/Filing/Individuals/Amended-Returns-(Form-1040-X)/Wheres-My-Amended-Return-1

It will take about 2-4 months for the IRS to process an amended return.

**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.**
nawen
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I had to go back and add a W2 form after I had already filed, How do I know if it went through or not

Okay, will that return come differently from the one I had previously filed?

I had to go back and add a W2 form after I had already filed, How do I know if it went through or not

Yes, it will.
**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.**
nawen
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I had to go back and add a W2 form after I had already filed, How do I know if it went through or not

okay thank you so much
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