Made a mistake on return i filed yesterday

[carluccika]

is it risky to amend? I made costly error but dont want to open doors for audit

[Kadian · Accepted solution]

No, it is not risky to amend nor does amending increases your chance of an audit. The IRS wants tax payers to amend their return if they notice that there are errors or omissions. 

We do recommend that you wait until your return has been accepted or reject first before completing an amended return. 

If it gets rejected, you can fix the problem before re-filing the return, so in this case there would be no need to amend the return. 

If the return gets accepted click here and follow the instructions on how to amend a 2016 return.