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Metehanma
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Not including my wife w2 income less than 6000 caused problems.? Will I need to Amend.?

2016 I did not include my wife income which was less than 6000. Now I owe money, How do I amend.?
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WillK
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Not including my wife w2 income less than 6000 caused problems.? Will I need to Amend.?

Unless your wife is going to file her own return as married filing separately and you are going to file your return as married filing separately, you will need to include her income on your return and file an amended return if necessary. 

If you already filed your return you will need to wait to see if it was rejected or accepted. If they were rejected you are able to login to your return to fix what you need to fix and fix the errors that caused the rejection and refile the return. If your returns were accepted, then you will need to file an amended return. You should not try to amend your return until the original return it has been fully processed and you have received your refund or your payment has cleared.
Amended returns do not “catch up” to your original return and replace them; they are processed as two separate returns.  
Amended returns have to be printed and filed by mail.  It can take the IRS up to 12 weeks or longer to process them.   If you are due a larger refund than on your original return, your amended return should only show the difference and you will receive a separate check for it.  If you owe money on your amended return, it will show only the new amount owed, you will have to mail a check with the return. You can check the status of your amended return by clicking here:
https://www.irs.gov/filing/individuals/amended-returns-form-1040-x-/wheres-my-amended-return-1

 Click here for amending instructions: https://ttlc.intuit.com/replies/3288565

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WillK
Intuit Alumni

Not including my wife w2 income less than 6000 caused problems.? Will I need to Amend.?

Unless your wife is going to file her own return as married filing separately and you are going to file your return as married filing separately, you will need to include her income on your return and file an amended return if necessary. 

If you already filed your return you will need to wait to see if it was rejected or accepted. If they were rejected you are able to login to your return to fix what you need to fix and fix the errors that caused the rejection and refile the return. If your returns were accepted, then you will need to file an amended return. You should not try to amend your return until the original return it has been fully processed and you have received your refund or your payment has cleared.
Amended returns do not “catch up” to your original return and replace them; they are processed as two separate returns.  
Amended returns have to be printed and filed by mail.  It can take the IRS up to 12 weeks or longer to process them.   If you are due a larger refund than on your original return, your amended return should only show the difference and you will receive a separate check for it.  If you owe money on your amended return, it will show only the new amount owed, you will have to mail a check with the return. You can check the status of your amended return by clicking here:
https://www.irs.gov/filing/individuals/amended-returns-form-1040-x-/wheres-my-amended-return-1

 Click here for amending instructions: https://ttlc.intuit.com/replies/3288565

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Metehanma
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Not including my wife w2 income less than 6000 caused problems.? Will I need to Amend.?

I did file 2016 jointly with my wife. It has been accepted / processed and I did receive my returns federal and states has been deposit to my bank account. Can turbo tax help me with Amend to my 2016 tax.
WillK
Intuit Alumni

Not including my wife w2 income less than 6000 caused problems.? Will I need to Amend.?

Yes click on the 2016 link above and it will walk you through how to do it.
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Metehanma
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Not including my wife w2 income less than 6000 caused problems.? Will I need to Amend.?

Awesome, Thank you so much
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