topic I overlooked an estimated payment and overpaid on federal tax, should I file an amendment or wait for the IRS to notice the mistake? in After you file https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/after-you-file/discussion/i-overlooked-an-estimated-payment-and-overpaid-on-federal-tax-should-i-file-an-amendment-or-wait-for/01/571689#M112409 this is for 2016 and I already efiled and made the payment due online. The estimated payment was made on EFTPS in December Wed, 05 Jun 2019 21:26:38 GMT nickziaee 2019-06-05T21:26:38Z I overlooked an estimated payment and overpaid on federal tax, should I file an amendment or wait for the IRS to notice the mistake? https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/after-you-file/discussion/i-overlooked-an-estimated-payment-and-overpaid-on-federal-tax-should-i-file-an-amendment-or-wait-for/01/571689#M112409 this is for 2016 and I already efiled and made the payment due online. The estimated payment was made on EFTPS in December Wed, 05 Jun 2019 21:26:38 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/after-you-file/discussion/i-overlooked-an-estimated-payment-and-overpaid-on-federal-tax-should-i-file-an-amendment-or-wait-for/01/571689#M112409 nickziaee 2019-06-05T21:26:38Z The IRS SHOULD catch this and send your payment back as a... https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/after-you-file/discussion/the-irs-should-catch-this-and-send-your-payment-back-as-a/01/571694#M112411 <P>The IRS <U><B>SHOULD </B></U><B></B> catch this and send your payment back as a refund.&nbsp; The IRS will correct mathematical errors automatically so you do not have to amend the return- however, if you do not get the refund in three to four weeks, I would recommend calling them.&nbsp; (and it will be after tax season so less busy on their phone lines)<BR /></P> Wed, 05 Jun 2019 21:26:40 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/after-you-file/discussion/the-irs-should-catch-this-and-send-your-payment-back-as-a/01/571694#M112411 MaryK1 2019-06-05T21:26:40Z