I filed the wrong year W2

[Lstumbo]

I filed 2019 when my w2 showed 2018. Do I need to correct this?

[VolvoGirl]

Yes that is a problem.  Maybe a big problem.  Do you still need to file a 2018 return?

Online is only for 2019 returns. If you actually submitted and filed your 2018 info online you have a big problem. It thinks it was for your 2019 return. Now you have to wait until the IRS Accepts or Rejects it. If it Rejects you can change it around to be for 2019 and resend it. BUT if it is Accepted then you need to wait for the IRS to fully process your return and you get the first refund or pay the tax due. Then you can fill out an Amended Return 1040X. So if you have filed DO NOT change or enter anything else into your return until you find out if you have to amend.

Again DO NOT CHANGE or enter anything into your return if you already filed. You will have to start the Amended return with the original return that was filed. How to amend 2019
https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/amending/help/how-do-i-amend-my-turbotax-online-return/00/27577

When you efile you get back 2 emails. The first email only confirms the transmission and the second email says if it was Accepted or Rejected.

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

Then you still need to file a 2018 return. You can only buy the download for prior years. You have to buy a separate program for each year. They only sell the last 3 years. You need a full Windows or Mac computer to install it on. Buy the download here
https://turbotax.intuit.com/personal-taxes/past-years-products/

You have to print and mail prior year returns. When you mail a tax return, you need to attach any documents showing tax withheld, such as your W-2’s or any 1099’s. Use a mailing service that will track it, such as UPS or certified mail so you will know the IRS received the return. Don’t forget state.

Important! Mail Federal and State in separate envelopes and mail each year in separate envelopes.

[Lstumbo]

If I filed wrong year will my taxes be denied

[Lstumbo]

If I filed wrong year and my taxes said it was accepted and being processed will I still get a refund

[VolvoGirl]

Yes you might still get the refund.  But it will be wrong.  If your efile was Accepted you will need to amend it to be for your real 2019 info.  Were you trying to file 2018 or 2019?  Do you still need to file the 2018 W2?

[Lstumbo]

It says it’s accepted and processing. I claimed eic but only could claim it 2018 not in 2019. 

[Ladymantha23]

Same thing happened with me I called the irs and she told me I need to amend my return because my numbers don’t match the numbers they have and once I amend they will realest my refund and then another lady told me don’t do anything for 60 days because they are reviewing it..I don’t know who to beleive because I’m scared that if I amend that I will need up owing and I’m scared if I don’t that I will never receive my refund

[xmasbaby0]

@Ladymantha23 You are adding on to a thread full of other posts from other users.  We cannot tell what "same thing" happened to you.  Please start as if we know nothing about your situation and explain what you did when you prepared and filed your return.   We cannot help unless we understand what you did.

[nikki34]

I submitted my info for 2019 as 2020 without realizing it. I already emailed my federal tax return as 2020 when it should've been for 2019. State return not ready for file because it's waiting for additional form to be submitted.

In this situation what am I suppose to do?   Sit and wait until they reject or accept? after that what do i do with state return ? do i file it or not, if yes then my taxes for 2019 and 2020 will be in 1 form and filed as tax return for 2020

Please help me resolve this issue

[VolvoGirl]

Do not file state yet, especially wrong.

You now have a problem.  You have to file each year separately.  Online is only for 2020.  You have to wait and see if your efile gets accepted when the IRS opens Jan 27, 2021.  If they reject it for something you can change it around to be only for 2020.

But if they accept it you need to wait some more for it to fully process and you get the first refund.  Then you need to Mail in an Amended 1040X return to change it to be for 2020.

You can check your efile 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/

Amended returns can only be MAILED not efiled. 

Then if you still need to do 2019.  To do 2019 you have to buy the Desktop Download program here

https://turbotax.intuit.com/personal-taxes/past-years-products/     

If you want to file for free you can fill out the forms by hand.  Here are some basic forms.....

Here is the 2019 1040 return

https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-prior/f1040--2019.pdf

or if you want bigger type use 1040SR for Seniors,

https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-prior/f1040s--2019.pdf

2019 Instructions https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-prior/i1040gi--2019.pdf

2019 EIC and Tax Tables https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-prior/i1040tt--2019.pdf

2019 Schedules 1-3

https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-prior/f1040s1--2019.pdf

https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-prior/f1040s2--2019.pdf

https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-prior/f1040s3--2019.pdf

Don’t forget your state.  And you will have to print and mail your returns.  So be sure to attach copies of your W2s and any 1099s that have withholding on them.  You have to mail federal and state in separate envelopes because they go to different places.  Get a tracking number from the post office when you mail them for proof of filing.

[xmasbaby0]

@nikki34 You cannot do anything to fix this yet until the IRS rejects your return.  It is pending on the server until late January.  That is when the IRS will start to reject/accept returns.  If you get lucky it will be rejected.  If it rejects then you can fix it up by taking out the 2019 information and putting in your 2020 data instead.  Then you will be able to re-file.  The information will flow to the state return and fix that too.  Do not try to do anything with that state return now--you know it is all wrong.

To file the 2019 return correctly--you can do that now---

Online preparation and e-filing for 2017, 2018 and 2019 is permanently closed.

To file a return for a prior tax year

If you need to prepare a return for 2017, 2018, or 2019 you can purchase and download desktop software to do it, then print, sign,  and mail the return(s)

https://turbotax.intuit.com/personal-taxes/past-years-products/

You may also want to explore purchasing the software from various retailers such as Amazon, Costco, Best Buy, Walmart, Sam’s, etc.

Remember to prepare your state return as well—if you live in a state that has a state income tax.

When you mail a tax return, you need to attach any documents showing tax withheld, such as your W-2’s or any 1099’s.  Use a mailing service that will track it, such as UPS or certified mail so you will know the IRS/state received the return.

Federal and state returns must be in separate envelopes and they are mailed to different addresses.  Read the mailing instructions that print with your tax return carefully so you mail them to the right addresses.

Note:  The desktop software you need to prepare the prior year return must be installed/downloaded to a full PC or Mac.  It cannot be used on a mobile device.

If you are getting a refund, there is not a penalty for filing past the deadline.  If you owe taxes, the interest/penalties will be calculated by the IRS based on how much you owe and when they receive your return and payment. The IRS will bill you for this; it will not be calculated by TurboTax.

If the IRS somehow accepts that wrong return,  we can help you with amending it--which unfortunately is a more difficult thing to do that will take months.  

 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