Irs already adjusted for unemployment. But still need to amend. trurbo tax has no option to show payment received

[john7556]

E Filed before unemployment adjustments. Irs already fixed the numbers and sent me a check in Aug.

So I still need to amend because we now qualify for EITC. But when I go to amend in turbo tax it calculates my new total refund amount. Including the money they already sent to me by the irs. Shouldn't turbo tax have a option to input what I already received

So basically "not real numbers"

original tax form we owed $2500 and paid it

irs makes unemployment adjustment new rules. Irs says do nothing.

we receive a check from irs refunding the unemployment $2500

We now qualify for Eitc so we do a amended return

but turbo tax does not know we already got back the unemployment adjustment .

Says we now get back $3500 it should only be $1000

[DanPaul02]

Until TurboTax does a fix for this, enter your unemployment on the amend excluding the portion that you have already been reimbursed for.  That will give you the correct figures for your amend.

[john7556]

• Thanks but I'm not understanding how do I enter unemployment amount excluding what I was reimbursed?

[DanPaul02]

Let say you received $12,400 in unemployment.  You would exclude $10,200 and change your unemployment amount to $2200.  That will make your amend correct.   You still pay taxes on the amount over $10,400.  

[fanfare]

Doing it this way will make TurboTax produce a changed Schedule 1 that is not correct.

You should not attach the incorrect Schedule 1 to your Form 1040-X even though it is in the "new or changed" category.

If other changes also appear on Schedule 1, you will have a problem.

If you plan to e-File your 1040-X, TurboTax will be submitting the incorrect Schedule 1. 

I think e-File 1040-X submits everything again.

[DanPaul02]

@fanfare 

Thank you.  How should the amend be done?

[john7556]

I agree not putting incorrect  numbers.  So should I just hit submit. And assume irs will figure it out.

I'm amazed that TurboTax and irs dont have this worked out. I can't be the only one that needs to claim eitc

[fanfare]

Mail it at the Post Office.

Follow the instructions for Form 1040-X from the IRS.

[john7556]

That figures. Don't know why turbo tax doesn't have this fixed. Besides the IRS TurboTax was very clear about waiting to file amended returns.