Payments made on taxes that should be refunded after an amendment

[miranndaleo]

I filed my 2023 taxes and got hit with taxes owed due to a fraudulent 1095-a. I have gotten the 1095-a voided and am now amending my taxes. Do I enter the amount I paid toward the initial debt as payments on the 1040x or do I need to wait until next year?

[VolvoGirl]

You will still get the refund from the first original return or still need to pay the first tax due.  In fact you should not even amend until the first return has fully processed and you get the first refund or your tax due payment has cleared.  

Then the amended return is only for the difference you get back or owe.  I think the cover sheet shows what the original return WOULD have been if you did it right the first time.

Go by the actual 1040X.  Line 18 should be your original refund amount and line 22 should be your additional refund.  If you paid on your original return it will be on line 16.  If there is an amount owed with the amendment, it will be on line 20.