My State tax return was rejected because I filed before the updated forms were sent out.
I am not sure whether or not I need to amend my tax return or whether I just need to have it resubmitted as an e-filed return. The updated forms made it look like there was an extra calculation which reduced my original State tax return from $54 down to $1.
There might be a catch because I chose to donate the original $54 and it is possible that my donations may be affecting the calculation software or something. I do not know what the " Oregon Form 40, 40N and 40P " updates calculate but the turbotax system popped up an error after I got the updates and ran my original filing through the review system. The final review stated that I cannot donate more than I am supposed to get as a return, and the edit window that popped up would not allow me to alter any of the fields I was being shown so I had to go back and redo my State tax return manually.
Some of the sections in the State tax return were a little bit misleading the second time around. I was under the impression that I had to remove the donations so I proceeded to remove the donations. After I removed my donations there was a section asking if I needed to change the previous tax return. When I followed the prompts to amend my rejected tax return, the value of my State tax return went back up to $54 because it asked me what the original balance was.
I am not sure if I am just doing something wrong or what I should do about my rejected tax return at this point.
I get the impression that the updated " Oregon Form 40, 40N and 40P " has something to do with the second stimulus checks that were sent out in January 2021. I received both the first and the second stimulus and provided that information in my original return. I am not sure what the updated forms calculate, but I do not know what I need to fix on my tax return and I do not know if I should be getting less of a return with the updated calculations.
I am not sure if I will be able to delete what I have done with the amendment process, but at this point I am not even sure if I need to even amend my original filing that was rejected. If I am able to delete what I have tried to amend, I might be able to resubmit my original filing with the updated forms that turbotax provides. I would just need to find out how to work around the error message that pops up which makes it look like I am only supposed to get $1 back instead of the original $54.
If I do need to amend my tax return, as I have tried to do, I am not sure what should be done about the calculations.
I need help and do not know how to reach out to the tax experts, either, because I paid for a download of turbotax delux rather than using the online version.... I am hoping that asking the audience will be just as good.
Does anyone know if the updated forms affect the amount of return we should ultimately receive?
