Yes whenyou start the Amended return it resets your return to zero. It assumes you already got the first refund or that you paid the original tax due. Then as you enter the new info it give you the new refund or tax due.
Then the amended return is only for the difference you get back or owe. 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. And make sure the original refund or tax paid shows up on the amended return. You can confirm this by printing your amendment and looking at the 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.
You have to include a check for a tax due when you mail the amended return. Do not use any vouchers that may print out. If you have a refund they will mail you a check. They don’t do Direct Deposit for refunds.
Amended returns can only be mailed. It can take them 16 weeks for the IRS to process them. And they only mail checks for refunds. After 3 weeks you can track it here,
https://www.irs.gov/filing/individuals/amended-returns-form-1040-x-/wheres-my-amended-return-1
