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Is there a way to unfinalize my taxes? I may have been impatient and didn't wait for additional W-2s to arrive before filing, and now I'm worried I mess up on my taxes.

I worked for Home Depot and Walmart briefly during the beginning of 2020, but have yet to receive a W-2 for those work places. I'm worried I may have entered my tax info too early, and will either get too little for the work I've done this year, or will get in trouble with the IRS for a simple mistake. I was wondering if there was a quick way to redo my taxes so I can wait until my other W-2s arrive so I can make sure I get the proper tax refund.
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Is there a way to unfinalize my taxes? I may have been impatient and didn't wait for additional W-2s to arrive before filing, and now I'm worried I mess up on my taxes.

You cannot change or add anything on the return that you e-filed.  It is too late, just like when you put an envelope in a US mailbox

Now you have to wait until the IRS either rejects or accepts your return. Which won't be until Feb 12 this year. If your return is rejected, you will be able to go into your account and add or change it and resend it. Click on Add a State to let you back into your return..

If the IRS accepts your return, then you have to wait until it has been fully processed and you have received your refund or paid the tax due. THEN you can prepare an amended tax return 1040X and mail it in. You cannot e-file an amended return.  Meanwhile, DO NOT change anything on your return until you start the amended return. If you did change or add the missing info then take it out and put your return back to the way it was when you first filed it.

You can check your efiling status here,
https://turbotax.intuit.com/tax-tools/efile-status-lookup/

How to amend an Online return
https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/amending/help/how-do-i-amend-my-turbotax-online-return/00/27577

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