Amending my MA tax and getting Form M-8453 and Form 1 with barcodes...

[maryama]

I am amending my federal and MA state tax return. For the state, Turbotax generates Form M-8453 and Form 1 (in a special format with barcodes) and instruct me to mail them. However, these forms look like to be for e-filling. What should I do?

[AnthonyC · Accepted solution]

Form M-8453 does not get sent - its a remanent in the print out from your electronic filing.

Form 1 should have a checkbox for the amended return at the top and that would be the form you would need to mail to MA along with any supporting schedules that printed (besides M8453).

[maryama]

The generated Form 1 is not in the standard format too. It looks like to be for efilling as well...

[AnthonyC]

TurboTax doesn't efile MA amended returns.  I believe what you are likely seeing is a version of the form that is designed to be more easily scannable for processing.  Does it contain the same information that you see on Form 1 but its just in a different format?  Probably looks more like a computer printout.

[maryama]

Yes, it has the same information but in the different format which is probably for the easy scanning. Should I mail this version of Form 1? With or without M8453?

[AnthonyC]

Mail Form 1 but you do not need to mail 8453 with it

[maryama]

Thank you!