My taxes are pending and found a mistake. I fixed it but I can't file it due to the original one is pending (which is incorrect). What do I do?

[Bsch4477]

If the return is rejected then you can file the corrected one. If accepted you will have to amend. 

[xmasbaby0]

Stop.   Do not try to make any changes to your tax return while it is in pending.   In fact--restore it to exactly how it was before you tried to "fix" it.   If you have to amend, you need to be able to work with it exactly as it looked when it was originally e-filed.

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

The Form 1040X you might need becomes available in mid February,  But wait until your return has been processed.

[tattamy]

I was also in this predicament. While taxes were pending I made a change/correction, which adjusted the refund on both state and federal. What are my options? I see the reply about "stop, do not edit" but I had no idea and the program didn't say that would be an issue. 

[xmasbaby0]

@tattamy If you made changes to your pending return----restore the return to exactly the way it was before you made those changes.   The changes you made while the return was pending did not go to the IRS.   Those changes just messed up your return for the purposes of amending correctly later on.   If you need to amend using a 1040X you have to be able to work from the return exactly as it was when you e-filed it originally.   Wait until the return has been fully processed before you attempt to amend using Form 1040X.   Sometimes the IRS catches mistakes and corrects them for you.  

Wait until your original return has been fully processed before you amend, and make sure you have saved a pdf of the original return before you amend. (If you do not save it as a pdf, the amended return will overwrite the original, and the original will be lost forever)

See this TurboTax support FAQ for amending a tax return -

CURRENT YEAR

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

Do not expect quick results from amending. It can take four months or more for the IRS to process an amended return.  

You can watch for information here:

https://www.irs.gov/Filing/Individuals/Amended-Returns-(Form-1040-X)/Wheres-My-Amended-Return-1