Will I still get my refund if I forgot a w2?

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@Juddthweatt37

[Juddthweatt37]

I definitely filed my main w2 I had a tiny w2 from the beginning of last year and I completely forgot about it! Between all the pandemic bull crap and stressing I forgot about my petty job at the beginning of the 2021 work year !! This is what my concern is! Will I receive my refund that I filed for and once I receive it I do my amended return paperwork correct?

[Juddthweatt37]

I am praying there is no dilemma in my refund!! I did this back in 2009 but I don’t remember what happened!

[EbonyA]

That is correct; once your return is fully processed and your refund received, at that point you may amend the return to include the missing W2. The steps for doing so can be found here @Juddthweatt37.

[Tarabear08]

Did you ever get yours I messed up and forgot his w2

[xmasbaby0]

@Tarabear08 You added to a thread from a year ago; you are unlikely to get a reply from someone who posted here a year or more ago.

But.....what happened?  Did you make a mistake on your 2022 return?

You cannot change or add anything on the return that you just e-filed, nor can you stop it.  It is too late, just like when you put an envelope in a US mailbox on the corner.  The IRS does not allow you to take it back.

If you left out a W-2, a 1099G, or a dependent, or a 1099 etc…DO NOT change your return while it is “pending.”  The changes will go nowhere.

Now you have to wait until the IRS either rejects or accepts your return.  If your return is rejected, you will be able to go into your account and make the necessary changes to your tax return and re-submit your return. 

 If the IRS accepts your return, however, then you have to wait longer until it has been fully processed and you have received your refund.  THEN you can prepare an amended tax return and e-file or mail  it in. You have to be able to work from that return exactly the way it was when it was e-filed originally.  You will need to use a form called a 1040X.

  Meanwhile, DO NOT go in and start changing anything on your return in the system, or you will make a mess for yourself.  Sit tight and wait until you see what the IRS does with the return you just e-filed

The Form 1040X you need will not be available until late February.

[Tarabear08]

Will I still get it I’ll fix anything that needs to be after I’m just worried like everyone else that I won’t get it yes cause my husband didn’t work much this last year with looking for employment and we forgot about it honestly and didn’t remember till after we had already filed our taxes we paid someone to do them

[xmasbaby0]

@Tarabear08 Sounds like you are upset and are having a hard time explaining what happened  Reading between the lines it sounds like you filed a tax return but forgot to include a 2022 W-2 that should have been on the 2022 return.  If the IRS accepted the return, you have to wait for the IRS to process the return and send your refund.  Then you will have to file an amended return and add that other W-2.  Be careful....do not spend all of the refund. ...when you add another W-2 you will be adding income.. that could cause you to owe.   We cannot predict that for sure since we have no idea of the amounts involved.   But you will have to amend---do not wait too long  to amend or you risk penalties and late fees if more tax is owed.     The Form 1040X you will need to amend becomes available in late February.   

[Zachmorrisey]

Did the irs accept your return and did you get your refund? I am in the same situation 

[HeatherPLO]

Once the IRS accepts your return and issues your refund, you can then file an Amended return to add the W-2.  

If your return is Rejected, you will have to correct it before the refund is issued.  

@Zachmorrisey 

[Zachmorrisey]

If I e file and my return gets rejected can I make the changes on turbo tax and still e file again or does it have to be sent by mail

[ee-ea]

@Zachmorrisey 

If  your return gets rejected make the changes on turbo tax and  e file again.

[Zachmorrisey]

What are the chances my refund will get accepted if I forgot to add a w2

[ee-ea]

@Zachmorrisey 

Your pending returns can not be changed. If your return is accepted you will get an email. If the return is rejected the e-mail will tell you what to correct and you can make changes before e-filing again. Amend to change an accepted return after you get your refund. Instructions below. https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/amending/help/how-to-amend-change-or-correct-a-return-you-already-...

[Zachmorrisey]

I got an email saying my return was accepted, does this mean I’m getting my refund even though I forgot to add a w2.