1040x original amounts are wrong Why?

[Bmiley]

I need to change my amount on my taxes. Year amount is way wrong. Some how the amount was way high. I have never made that much money. So I need to redo it

[ErnieS0]

Have you filed your taxes already? If you have not—or if the IRS rejected your e-file—then you can fix whatever you need to before transmitting.

If you filed your return and the IRS has accepted your return, then you will have to prepare and send an amended tax return.

How to amend (change or correct) a return you already filed

You may have to amend your state taxes as well.

Wait until you receive your refund before amending your return. The IRS may catch some of your mistakes and adjust your refund.

You can check the status of your paper or electronically-filed amended return using the Where's My Amended Return? (WMAR) online tool or the toll-free telephone number 866-464-2050 three weeks after you file your amended return. Both tools are available in English and Spanish and track the status of amended returns for the current year and up to three prior years.

Related Resource:

• Topic No. 308 Amended Returns

[cldiiuro]

I am having the same problem with 2021 1040X.  It is pulling in the wrong values from the 1040.  For example, it is pulling in line 9 (Total Income) and putting it the AGI line on 1040X.  This is causing the wrong adjustment and not letting the tax amount reset to zero.

[SLYKTAX]

What are you talking about? No one is so stupid to do an amended return when he didn't even efile !

[spoede1026]

I am having the same problem. The1040-X amounts for my original return are radically different than what was on what I filed. I called TT customer support and, although the guy who answered was nice enough, he could provide no help at all.

[SLYKTAX]

I got it fixed. 

The solution is to open the 1040 form manually and then change the number on the Line(s) that was (were) wrong.  In my case, my Line 18 was wrong and I changed the number, which is the Refund I just got from IRS.  Because I missed reporting a $605 on my filed return,  now my 1040-X said I owed $145.   This $145 matches  the different between my original filing's refund  and the amended filing's refund ( assuming you ran the software with the accurate data).

[randallsm]

Same experience and solution for me.  TurboTax put the wrong numbers into my 1040X--they did not match the original numbers from my Form 1040.  I took an entire day figuring out what was wrong and how to correct it.  I thought at first that there was an error in my amended Form 1040.  No.  Then I thought there was a phantom entry which somehow was not reflected in my original return or my amended return.  No.  I finally discovered that TurboTax had simply made an erroneous entry on my 1040X, reflecting the wrong original AGI.

My solution--I pulled down the "view" menu and chose "forms."  I pulled up the Form 1040X.  I found the erroneous entry and corrected it--everything else recalculated properly.  Done.

Apparently this has been a bug for years.  Shame on Intuit for not fixing it.

[rebeccahennrich23]

I did this! I put $1 where it said round to the nearest dollar...nope I had to put zero! Smh! I fixed it and now it's stuck on accepted from both.. my problem now is my refund amounts are not the same when I try to track it!!!! Can anyone help!?

[kayourk1]

Excuse me sir, we are taking an original 2022 tax return filed through Turbo Tax and doing an amendmen to it.  When you log into Turbo Tax AFTER receiving the refund from the IRS, the adjusted gross income AND total taxes are CORRECT, when you see them listed in the front section of Turbo Tax for that year., so they have that in memory somewhere, but when you do an amendment to, in this case, the 2022 taxes, the final 1040-X "original column" (Column A) DOES NOT MATCH the numbers in the original tax return.  Talking about the AGI (line1 of 1040-X) TAXABLE INCOME (line5 of 1040-X) TAX ITSELF (line 6 of 1040-X) and the TOTAL TAX (line11 of 1040-X), DO NOT MATCH what was in the orignal 2022 return, but again, shows in the front section of Turbo Tax when pulled up.  So, where is Turbo Tax getting those figures in the "original column" (Column A) of the 1040-X????  This throws everything off when doing the amendment, now the "correct amount" (Column C) of the 1040-X end up with the "correct" numbers due to the changes made in the 1040-X, but the "net change column" (Column B) of the 1040-X will reflect the wrong figures due to the wrong figures in Column A of the 1040-X.  This gives us an erroneous amount for either the "tax refund" or "tax owed".  When is TURBO TAX GOING TO FIX THIS PROBLEM!!!!  IN 10 YEARS MAYBE!!!!  We have been after you to fix this problem over the years but are in deaf ears here!  Thank you!!!

[kayourk1]

Same goes for the 2022 tax return utilizing the 1040-X, FIX IT, TUBO TAX!!!!

[HeatherPLO]

You are commenting on an older thread that may have outdated information.  So we can take a closer look at your specific situation, please reach out to us directly using the Help Article here.  This ensures you will get to the correct department as quickly as possible.  

@kayourk1  

[cooperhs]

Its not outdated information. It still has the Original 1040  column wrong. and I changed every number manually in that column and it still shows I owe $45 even though there are no changes.

[armando50]

I Filed My Federal Tax Return And When Doing So I Left Out My W-2'S Which Resulted In Me Having $0 In Adjusted income Reported on 2024 Tax Return, But I Messed Up By Putting Line [41] On The Payments Section On 2024 Estimated Tax Payments, Amount Applied From 2023 Return, Payment Made With Extension Request, And Form MW506NRS.......... I Put $474 And I Wasn't Supposed To Put That On My Tax Return Cause I Never Owed Estimated Taxes, But I Did Receive A Refund Last Year For $474, And Now On My IRS Transcript I See That I Am Being Issued A 971 Notice, But When I Call The IRS They Tell Me It's Going To Be A Notice CP-25, So At This Point I'm Very Confused Cause I Do Now Have My W-2'S And When I Enter My W-2'S On Amended Section Of TurboTax I Get Wages, Tips, And Compensation of $15,153 And Withholdings Of $858 And It Tells Me I'm Getting $330 In A Tax Refund, But I'm supposed To Be Receiving A Refund Of [$804]Which Is My Total Right Refund I'm Guessing Because On My Original Tax Return I Had That $474, But Not Sure What Will Happen Since I'm Receiving That Notice CP-25 On 3-3-2025. I Very Much Appreciate It For The Help Provided.

[JohnB5677]

You have a lot going on here, so lets try to take it one at a time.

• The CP-25 is because the IRS found a difference between the amount of estimated tax payments on your tax return and the amount we posted to your account.   You knew that.
• The $474 of estimated tax that you posted will probably be withheld
• The refund of $474 for 2023 will not be of any consequence.
• You will have to amend your return to include the W-2's
• I'm not sure why you are expecting a refund of $805?

Please contact us again with any additional information.

[armando50]

I am expecting a refund of $804 I know because I have calculated it the turbo tax amended section, but now it's telling me if I try to amend I will only get $330.