I submitted federal electronically and it was accepted, found an error so I amended federal. I have not filed state yet. Do I send my state form (with corrected amounts) or do I send the amended form? Wont print a corrected voucher for state

[LL2023]

I submitted my  federal return electronically and it was accepted. I  found an error, so I amended the federal. I have not filed my state yet. I have an updated state form (with corrected amounts) that I can mail.  My Question: Do I send it or do I send the amended form  to the state? It seems like it wouldn't make sense to send an amended form, since I never filed the original one. Turbo Tax won't allow me to print a corrected voucher for state, (it assumes I am filing electronically, which I am not and I indicated as such, but it won't give me the corrected voucher amount.  Question 2: Can I just write the corrected amount on the voucher or will that just look suspicious?

[pk]

@LL2023 

(a) you prepared a federal and State return ;  you  e-filed the federal and was accepted for processing.

(b) You found an error and therefore  prepared an amended  returns  ( Federal and State ).

At this point you  should wait till the federal processing is finished before filing the  "amended" return.    Note  the federal and State returns work as a pair.

Thus you can mail the original State return  and let that be processed.    

Wait and file both the amended returns as a pair when the time is right.

Note that  the State may send you a notice of non-filing  if you go past the  July/Aug. time frame because they will see the original  federal return but no state return

Does this help ?

[LL2023]

Thank you for the reply, unfortunately I already electronically submitted the amended federal return.  Should I go ahead and submit the original state return, then wait to submit the amended state return?  Lastly, Turbo Tax would only print a voucher for payment for the state on the original return.  It would not create a new payment voucher for the amended amount. Can I hand write the correct amount for the amended amount on the voucher?

[pk]

@LL2023  oh dear !

Perhaps  you then have to file both the states ----- original Fed & State    with the  original payment voucher.  That will complete the  original filing of both fed and State.

Then  wait a week or so and file the  amended  Fed and State to State  ( Because State will not get the Fed for quite a while ).  If there is any residual liability  , pay  that.  Note the amended return 1040-X equivalent for the state assumes that the  original  filing has been processed and refunds/liabilities settled.

Just go through it carefully  assuming as if these are being processed/settled serially.

Sorry I could not be more helpful.

[LL2023]

Thank you for your help, last question: I am snail mailing my state return.  I will mail the W-2s  (minus the W-2 that I accidently omitted, hence the need to amend taxes) with my state tax form.  When I mail the amended form, do I need to mail duplicates of all of the W-2s again (or just the omitted W-2)?

Thank you

[DawnC]

Just the omitted W-2.  But wait until they have processed the original return before you mail the amended return.  

[LL2023]

How do I know when the state has been processed? The state is NM

[CatinaT1]

Have you already filed you NM return? It would be fully processed when you receive your refund. 

[LL2023]

I snail mailed my NM state tax and I will not be getting a refund, so is there another way to know when the state taxes are processed?  Thank you