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

[xmasbaby0]

What did you do to add the W-2?  Did you mail an amended return?

[nawen]

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

[xmasbaby0 · Accepted solution]

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.

[nawen]

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

[xmasbaby0]

Yes, it will.

[nawen]

okay thank you so much