Using TT 2019 to amend my 2019 return. I got to the "E-filing is Closed for the Season" screen, clicked "continue", and got to the "E-file Your Federal Return for FREE" screen with "E-file" option recommended. Clicking that option, I got the "Here is the return you're amending" screen with an "E-file my federal amended return now" option. (It notes that my fed and state returns have been transmitted, which is fine since that's what I did last year.) I click continue and go through several screens, e.g. sign, review, etc., until it get to "Transmit Your Returns" screen, "just one click away" from filing. TT wants me to correct "today's date" to be 01/01/2020 through 12/31/2020 and won't let me go on until I do. I change it to 12/31/2020, figuring if there's a question, I'll point them to this. I click the "Transmit Your Returns" button, it gives me a green check for "Reviewing" and "Preparing". "Validating" and "Transmitting" are supposed to happen next, but instead of another green check, it sends me to a "Your transmission Didn't Go Through" screen that says TT was unable to send my return to the Intuit Electronic Filing Center because "Validation failed: The IRS and state agencies are not currently accepting amended tax returns via e-file. E-file will be available again in late January or early February for state amended returns." For federal, it says go back to print and mail.
However, this Intuit link "Updated for Tax Year 2020" still says I can e-file "but only for tax years beginning with 2019".
https://turbotax.intuit.com/tax-tips/amend-return/amending-your-income-tax-return/L4B7pN42I
So why can't I E-file a 2019 1040-X?
