Incorrectly claimed EITC

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Hi all,

I mailed my return (married filing jointly) claiming an earned income tax credit. However, I realize I am not entitled to EITC because my wife only has ITIN, not SSN. Should I file an amended return now or should I wait for a letter from IRS saying that my return is incorrect? Thank you.

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Pras

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xmasbaby0Answer

Level 15

Sit tight and wait to see what the IRS does with your return. You should not try amending a tax return while the IRS is still processing it. That leads to confusion and delays.

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xmasbaby0

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Level 15

Sit tight and wait to see what the IRS does with your return. You should not try amending a tax return while the IRS is still processing it. That leads to confusion and delays.

rprassetya

Level 2

Thanks for your reply; I will wait then.

A brief story of why this happened and might help other filers: my wife doesn’t have ITIN; we plan to apply for one together with this return. When filing the return in TurboTax, I left SSN/ITIN field for my wife empty. Only after submitting the Return (together with ITIN application) did I realize TurboTax assumed my wife has SSN, hence claiming EITC in the return. After I get my wife's ITIN, I redo the Return again in Turbotax, which results in a lower refund due to no EITC.