The program assumes you have the money but always has a place for things to be changed. It is an easy process. Be sure that you are eligible to amend first. The EIC and CTC uses the higher of 2019 or 2020 income. If your 2020 income was higher than 2019, you would not be eligible to amend for those credits. If 2019 was the higher income, then you would amend.
Once your return is accepted and the finances are settled, you can file an amended return.
- Save a copy of the original return before doing an amended return. See:
- Track amended return status online. Taxpayers can track the status of their amended tax return in English and Spanish using Where’s My Amended Return? Amended returns take up to 16 weeks to process and up to three weeks from the date of mailing to show up in the system.
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