https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/after-you-file/discussion/can-i-amend-or-change-my-filing-if-i-get-audited/01/855725#M190975 Wed, 25 Sep 2019 04:55:25 GMT dubfam18 2019-09-25T04:55:25Z https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/after-you-file/discussion/can-i-amend-or-change-my-filing-if-i-get-audited/01/855725#M190975 Wed, 25 Sep 2019 04:55:25 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/after-you-file/discussion/can-i-amend-or-change-my-filing-if-i-get-audited/01/855725#M190975 dubfam18 2019-09-25T04:55:25Z https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/after-you-file/discussion/re-can-i-amend-or-change-my-filing-if-i-get-audited/01/855726#M190976 <P>No.&nbsp; Not unless the IRS auditor tells you to amend and send the amended return to the address to respond to the audit letter.&nbsp; Amended returns take up to 4 months to process and will not answer an audit letter.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Call the number on the audit letter and ask the IRS.</P> Wed, 25 Sep 2019 05:04:46 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/after-you-file/discussion/re-can-i-amend-or-change-my-filing-if-i-get-audited/01/855726#M190976 macuser_22 2019-09-25T05:04:46Z https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/after-you-file/discussion/re-can-i-amend-or-change-my-filing-if-i-get-audited/01/855729#M190979 <P>why would you?&nbsp; if you agree to audit changes you can't change them by amending.&nbsp; &nbsp; if there&nbsp; are changes you think are appropriate you can bring them to the attention of the auditor.&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;</P> <P>If you rush to file an amended return after you’ve been sent a notice of audit, though, chances are you’ll merely confuse the IRS. The auditor likely won’t be watching for a return from you and will proceed to the meeting without considering what you submitted. If it’s a correspondence audit, the IRS will simply want the documentation it requested, so sending an amended return could also lead to confusion and you&nbsp; won't avoid any penalties, interest&nbsp; or additional taxes.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; some downsides to amending after receiving notice .&nbsp; &nbsp;the IRS might not find everything that should be changed,&nbsp; it&nbsp; might even compromise on some items,&nbsp; &nbsp;what happens if the IRS catches something you forgot to change&nbsp;&nbsp;</P> Wed, 25 Sep 2019 05:27:02 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/after-you-file/discussion/re-can-i-amend-or-change-my-filing-if-i-get-audited/01/855729#M190979 Anonymous 2019-09-25T05:27:02Z