I need to amend my 2021 taxes and I'm using the Mac downloaded program. Looking at the instructions I see that I'm supposed to go to some obvious section titled "amending your return" or some such, but when I open TT for 2021 I don't see any sign of an option to amend a return.
I want to briefly describe what happened. I received income from a settlement with a former employer over age discrimination. The settlement amount was roughly $13,000 and 6,500 was paid on a W2 and 6,500 was paid on a 1099-MISC.
Just recently I needed to send my 2021 1040 to Social Security disability and explain that neither the W2 nor the 1099-MISC represent for wages worked during the year, so I was printing it up, and I noticed that I can't find the 1099-MISC mentioned on the 1040, mentioned anywhere in form 1040 or other forms, other than the 1099-MISC itself which I'm positive I attached to the 1040 before sending it in. I went back to 2021 TT and hunted for any mention of income other than other types of income I already knew about, and the 1099-MISC and it's $6500 is nowhere.
So it's a bit weird that the IRS hasn't called me out on forgetting to mention the 1099-MISC, especially considering I'm almost 100% positive I sent it in the with the form.
I could just wait and see if I get away with it, but I would rather not invite more trouble down the line. I also REALLY don't want to get audited. I get paid partly (maybe 25% of my income) in cash and don't report that part of my income and I don't want the IRS digging into it.
Does the fact the IRS has never contacted me mean that perhaps I DIDN'T make a mistake? It just seems odd.
Mike
