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Original taxes owed subtracted from amended return

ksdyer — Tue, 10 Mar 2026 06:10:35 GMT

Hi, my original return showed that we owed $500. I then received a late K1 with a lot of stock loses from an inheritance. When I amended our return it showed a refund of $722. The IRS subtracted the $500 from the $722 and sent me a check for $222. It's my opinion that the amended return should replace the original return and I should be refunded the full $722. Right?

Re: Original taxes owed subtracted from amended return

fanfare — Tue, 13 Sep 2022 21:05:02 GMT

See your submitted form 1040-X Line 16 which is where that originally paid $500 would be accounted for.

It should be there.

@ksdyer

Re: Original taxes owed subtracted from amended return

ksdyer — Tue, 13 Sep 2022 21:10:57 GMT

Oh, I see. It is there and the assumption is that I already paid that and it would need to be returned. So it is included in the $722. Since I hadn't paid it yet they subtracted it out. That makes sense. Thanks!!!