Your wife will have to print sign and mail her return. You put the child's SSN into the system --- that amended return will take months to get into the system. She has to file by mail now in order to claim your child. She should not wait around for your amended return--it will do her no good to wait.
When you mail a tax return, you need to attach any documents showing tax withheld, such as your W-2’s or any 1099’s. Use a mailing service that will track it, such as UPS or certified mail so you will know the IRS/state received the return.
Federal and state returns must be in separate envelopes and they are mailed to different addresses. Read the mailing instructions that print with your tax return carefully so you mail them to the right addresses.
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