topic Re: Mistake on an amendment in After you file

Mistake on an amendment

tdo061803 — Tue, 14 Apr 2020 20:52:49 GMT

I filed an amendment in Feb 2020 for federal tax return 2016. I have not received the result and couldn't find my status on IRS website. It tells me info is incorrect.

I found out the amendment was done incorrectly and need to re-amend it.

I found out a different error on state tax return(same year, 2016) and need to amend that, too.

How should I make a second amendment considering I did one amendment wrong. Can I simply correct it on the 2nd amendment and not clarify the 1st amendment?

I have not heard anything back and tomorrow is the 3 year deadline. I am not supposed to file anything before I heard back. What should I do?

Re: Mistake on an amendment

macuser_22 — Tue, 14 Apr 2020 22:17:37 GMT

I don't know if the 3 year timer runs out tomorrow or July 15 since the due date has been extended.

Usually you should never amend an amended return until the first amended has been fully processed or there can be extensive delays, but because amended returns normally take about 4 months to process and currently the IRS is not even opening mail because processing centers are all but shut down due to the Corona virus, it would probably be best to mail the corrected amended return certified with return receipt before the 3 year date. Your certified mail receipt will be your only proof of timely filing that the IRS will accept if the return gets lost in the shuffle.