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As VictoriaD75 indicates above, the best practice would be to have your 2018 amended return accepted by the IRS before filing your 2019 tax return.
However, since carryover amounts from 2018 won’t affect the bottom line of your 2019 refund, the order that you’re suggesting should be fine.
You will need to base your 2019 return on your 2018 amended filing. If you have carryover losses from Schedule D, this may impact your 2019 tax return. It is best practice to have the 2018 amended return accepted by the IRS prior to filing your 2019 tax return.
Thank you so much for your answers @VictoriaD75 . I have a follow-up question on my case. There is no change on the actual federal taxes for 2018 and 2019 no matter I amend my 2018 tax filing or not because of the 3,000 upper limit on the capital loss you can claim each year. The carryover losses may only impact my 2020 tax filling or even later
If this is the case, can I finish the tax filing and amendment in the following order:
1. file my 2019 federal tax based on the already-filed tax forms (My federal tax will not change no matter it is based on the wrong tax forms or amended forms)
2. amend my 2018 federal tax files. (There is no extra refund or tax and only the capital loss carryover will change)
3. amend my 2019 federal tax files after the 2018 amendment gets accepted. (There is no extra refund or tax and only the capital loss carryover will change)
As VictoriaD75 indicates above, the best practice would be to have your 2018 amended return accepted by the IRS before filing your 2019 tax return.
However, since carryover amounts from 2018 won’t affect the bottom line of your 2019 refund, the order that you’re suggesting should be fine.
I do not need to amend my 2018 filing. I need to to file my 2019 taxes. Turbo Tax is telling me there is a form or forms that I need to file. When will they be ready?
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