After you file

You got the first original refund of 3790?   Then the amended  return only supposed to be the 4300 difference?   Not the full 8k, right?  By the way, you are not suppose to amend until you get the first refund.

The amended return is only for the difference you get back or owe.  I think the cover sheet shows what the original return WOULD have been if you did it right the first time.

 

Go by the actual 1040X.  Line 18 should be your original refund amount and line 22 should be your additional refund.  If you paid on your original return it will be on line 16.  If there is an amount owed with the amendment, it will be on line 20.

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