If the IRS accepts your
return, you MUST wait until it has
been fully processed and you receive your refund or have paid your balance due.
You will need to prepare an amended tax return on a 1040X and mail it in. You cannot e-file an amended return.
They have to be mailed, and it takes about 16 weeks for the IRS to
process an amended return. In the meanwhile, DO
NOT go in and make any changes to your return. 3 weeks after you
mailed your amendment, you can start tracking its progress at the IRS Where's My Amended Return? site. Instructions
can be found here (amending becomes available mid-February:(
The amend form will be ready for you in mid-February. Check back
at this time if you would like to amend your 2016 return.
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Look
at the form 1040X …
Column
A should have the figures from the original return, Column C the corrected
figures and Column B the differences between the other 2 which needs an
explanation on page 2 of the form 1040X.
If you
completed it correctly you will see an entry on either line 16 OR 18:
On
line 16 should be the amount you paid with your original return.
On
line 18 should be the amount of your original refund you received.
Then
you will see your extra refund on line 22 OR the new balance due you need
to pay on line 20.
