I just discovered this -- The IRS allows businesses to file a new tax return by checking a "Supercede" box. That gets their first tax return tossed out, and the later one becomes the "real" tax form.
Individuals don't have the "Supercede" option, so we have to mail paper returns.
So there IS a process IRS has to allow for a new return to be e-filed in place of the old, but it's only for businesses right now. They need to just add this same feature for individuals!
https://taxpayeradvocate.irs.gov/news/NTA_Blog_The_Value_of_a_Superseding_Tax_Return?category=Tax%20...
"For business entities, this process should work relatively smoothly because superseding corporation and partnership returns may be e-filed by checking the superseding return box on the electronic submission."
"For individuals, the process takes longer. Superseding individual returns (Forms 1040) must be filed on paper and mailed to an IRS processing center. Paper returns are subject to processing delays and a greater risk of transcription errors. As the IRS processing centers were closed to protect the health of employees, documents sent to the IRS through the mail were not being opened."
Now, how can we tell them this? LOL That's the hard part!
