Thank you both for the replies. I can send a check payment along with the amended return in the same envelope to mail? The instructions said to write in my social security number. Do you think it is ok if I don't write the SSN on the check?
If I decide to do electronic payment/direct pay online, do I need to wait until IRS receives the amended return I mail and post to "where is my amended return" site, or to wait until they actually process the return, which could take up to 16 weeks? Or can I pay online using the IRS site right after I mail the amended return? I am concerned that there is nothing in their system to match my online payment if I make the payment online in advance (separate from the paper return) and there is not a return to match in the system for a number of weeks. Thank you.
