I filed my tax return early and forgot a w2. I also already received my refund. Now im trying to file an amended return and its telling me i have to pay. More money back?

hyrumjwest — Mon, 23 Feb 2026 12:20:12 GMT

I should be getting more money back. Why does it say i have to pay more

Re: I filed my tax return early and forgot a w2. I also already received my refund. Now im trying to file an amended return and its telling me i have to pay. More money back?

Sweetpea551 — Fri, 17 Feb 2023 08:33:45 GMT

Just curious. Did you get the refund you expected or did they correct it for you. I'm in the same boat as far as the W2 situation but I haven't received my refund yet

Re: I filed my tax return early and forgot a w2. I also already received my refund. Now im trying to file an amended return and its telling me i have to pay. More money back?

xmasbaby0 — Fri, 17 Feb 2023 12:26:08 GMT

When you add more income you might owe more tax More income = more tax. Do not be surprised if you owe tax due if you added income. If you had filed correctly and included all of your income on the same tax return the result would have been the same.

WHY DID MY REFUND GO DOWN WHEN I ADDED ANOTHER W-2?

You started off with your first W-2 and your refund looked high? Then you added another W-2 and it stopped looking so good? That is normal. When you added more income, your tax liability increased, so you saw your refund decrease. The program began by giving you your standard deduction—- which lowered your taxable income. (if you are filing joint it took $25,900 off your income right off the bat) So you are not being taxed on as much of the income on that first W-2. Then you added taxable income--so the refund went down. Your refund (or tax due) is based on the total of your income, not “per W-2.”

And…adding income may affect other credits you were getting like the earned income credit.

Wait until you have entered ALL of your income and credit/deduction information. You can't really tell anything until it is all entered. That “refund monitor” does not mean anything until everything has been entered.

https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/2273878-why-did-my-refund-drop-when-i-entered-another-w-2

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I filed my tax return early and forgot a w2. I also already received my refund. Now im trying to file an amended return and its telling me i have to pay. More money back?

Re: I filed my tax return early and forgot a w2. I also already received my refund. Now im trying to file an amended return and its telling me i have to pay. More money back?

Re: I filed my tax return early and forgot a w2. I also already received my refund. Now im trying to file an amended return and its telling me i have to pay. More money back?