"I do not believe that correcting entries on the Federal Carryover *Worksheet* is actually an override."
You are correct, this is not an override. You can simply leave the corrected value in place. Still, I normally do not begin my actual tax return until it's closer to the time I'm going to file. I consider any file I create now as being a first pass, something to compare to when I do my actual tax return. This allows me to catch errors where the two disagree. The first pass gets prepared by entering estimates, then replacing estimates as I receive the actual informational forms. The final pass for filing is one that I do from scratch after I have received all of the information needed for filing. That doesn't happen until March because I need to wait for the arrival of a Schedule K-1 from a partnership.
