To correct this, delete your amended return and start it over.
In TurboTax Online:
- Open your return and look for Cancel Amend in the left-hand menu.
- Select Yes, I want to cancel my amended return.
In TurboTax Desktop:
- Under Do you need to change anything else? select Never mind, I don't need to amend.
- Alternatively, you can also exit the screen without saving the amendment.
Once you delete it, start it over, make sure you follow the steps below, make the changes you need to make, and carefully answer the remaining questions to finish amending your return.
In TurboTax Online:
- On the Tax Home screen, scroll down to Your tax returns & documents and select the year you want to amend.
- Select the Amend (change) return dropdown, then Amend using TurboTax Online.
- Continue through the screens, make the changes you need to make, and carefully answer the remaining questions to finish amending your return.
In TurboTax Desktop:
- Open TurboTax Desktop, then select Amend a return after it was filed and accepted by the IRS.
- On the Did you already file your return? screen, select Yes, then the applicable option under Tell us a little more about your amend situation.
- On the What do you need to change on your return? screen, select Update next to the info you need to change.
