Still paid taxes due despite amendment saying I had a refund. Will I get my money back?

[glennsmithuno]

Like the title says, I made a mistake with my original submission. It said I owed money, but after fixing it I'm now getting a refund. Will they give me the they took back? Do I have to contact someone? Thank you in advance for your help!

[CatinaT1 · Accepted solution]

Had you payment been applied to your account before doing the amendment? The amendment should taken into account what was paid with the previous (original) filing and be included as a payment when calculating your new balance due/refund.

You will need to contact the IRS for information. It might be easiest to set up an account with them.

IRS Individual Online Account  

• Taxpayers with a Social Security number or an Individual Taxpayer Identification Number can create or access their IRS Individual Online Account to get information they need to file their return.
• With an IRS Individual Online Account, people can:
• View balance owed, payment history and schedule payments.
• Cancel scheduled payments.
• Get transcripts.
• View or create payment plans.
• See digital copies of some IRS notices.
• View key data from their most recently filed tax return, including adjusted gross income.
• Validate bank accounts and save multiple accounts, eliminating the need to re-enter bank account information every time they make a payment.
• View, approve and electronically sign power of attorney and tax information authorizations from their tax professional. 

[rjs]

The amount you paid with your original tax return should be on line 16 of Form 1040-X in your amended return. If it's there, then it is already taken into consideration and it is included in the refund from the amended return.