I have already filed my taxes but need to add a 1099-NEC, how can I do this?

[mrlamboy75]

Can I add a 1099-NEC if taxes are pending?

[ee-ea]

Your return will be pending until the IRS starts accepting returns on Jan 29 and can not be changed. If your return is accepted you will get an email. If the return is rejected the e-mail will tell you what to correct and you can make changes before e-filing again. Amend to change an accepted return after you get your refund. Instructions below

https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/tax-return/amend-federal-tax-return-curr...

[xmasbaby0]

Did you click that big orange button that said “Transmit my return now?”  If you did that, you cannot do anything to fix it yet.  You have to wait for the email that tells you if your return was accepted or rejected. The IRS will begin to accept/reject e-files on January 29, so your email will come on or after 1-29.

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

[Opus 17]

If you are self-employed, you are required to file your business income (Schedule C) using your own accurate records of income and expenses, even if you don't get a 1099-NEC from all your clients.  Assuming that to be the case, then you already reported all your income, and adding the new 1099-NEC won't change your taxes owed or refund due.  You don't need to file an amended return.  If the IRS sends a letter asking why you did not report the 1099-NEC, you can respond with a letter and a copy of your business records (like a PNL or other records) showing that even though you did not list the specific 1099 because it was late, you did fully and properly report the income.  

If, on the other hand, you did not disclose this income originally, you will need to wait until your return is fully processed before you can file an amended return to add this extra income.  The amending process won't be open until March.