To VolvoGirl,
1. ""No you cannot efile a prior year 1040 or 1040X return from Turbo Tax. Only professional tax preparers can efile prior year returns. "" :: OK. Thanks.
2. ""If the IRS didn't get your original 1040 return you do not do a 1040X amended return."" :: OK, NO 1040X amendment form is required. Just mail the print-outs-for-Fed-filing + F1099R Copy Bs. Thanks.
3. ""Just print and mail the 1040 again. "" :: Will do.
4. ""Did you file a state return? Did the state get your 2021 return? That would indicate you filed federal."" ::
Yes, I filed/mailed 2021 State return on March 9, 2022; refund arrived on May 31, 2022. Made a duplicate copy of the refund check prior to bank deposit.
Q1 - Please expand on "That would indicate you filed federal." Is it a general practice that Federal Filing always precedes State?
5. ""Did you use the Desktop program to do 2021? For the Desktop program you have to check the filing status inside the program. Open your return and go up to menu item
File > Electronic Filing > Check Electronic Filing Status"" :: YES. YOU HAVEN'T E-FILED A TAX RETURN YET....TT E-FILING CLOSED FOR THE TAX SEASON ON OCTOBER 17, 2022.
6. ""When you efile you get back 2 emails. The first email only confirms the transmission. The second email says if the IRS (or state) Accepted or Rejected your efile."" :: AGREE. We were familiar with this procedure. We did not get the ACCEPTED OR REJECTED message. We filled in the necessary e-filing information and watched the "SUCCESSFUL TRANSMITTED screen", and *cleaned up the desk, forgot to follow up on the 2nd email. Our oversight this year*. Federal eFiling had been flawless for the previous 3 or more years.
Well, lesson learned. Thanks again.
