After you file

If you have filed and your return has been accepted by the IRS you will need to amend that return.

If you want to change or correct some info on a tax return after you've filed, you may need to amend your return. Here are some things to know before you begin:

• You have three years from the date you filed your return or two years after you paid the tax due (whichever is later) to file an amendment.
• Make sure you really need to amend.
• Wait until your return has been accepted (or mailed if paper-filing).
• Use the same TurboTax account you used to file your original return.
• Once you begin your amendment, you'll see your original return. Only make changes to the areas of your return that need amending. The refund calculator will start new at $0 and only reflect the changes in the refund or tax due.
• Any changes you make to amend your federal return will automatically be transferred over to your state return.

Select your product below and follow the instructions.

TurboTax Online

Note: If your TurboTax navigation looks different from what’s described here, learn more.

1. Sign in to TurboTax.
2. On the Tax Home screen, scroll down to Your tax returns & documents and select the year you want to amend.
3. Select Amend (change) return, then Amend using TurboTax Online.
   • If you're told to amend your return via TurboTax Desktop, follow the steps for TurboTax Desktop below instead.
4. On the screen OK, let's get a kickstart on your amended return, select the reason(s) you're amending and Continue.
5. When you reach Here's the info for your amended federal return, select Start next to the info you need to change.
6. Continue through the screens, make the changes you need to make, and carefully answer the remaining questions to finish amending your return.

TurboTax Desktop

If you want to track the status of your amended return, use the IRS Where's My Amended Return? tracking tool. Allow at least 16 weeks for the IRS to process your amended return.

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