Residency end date mistake on part-year state tax return

[majorsevensharpeleven]

I just submitted my federal and state returns while failing to catch a small typo:

My part-year NYS return reads “Residency Start Date 12/18/24 and Residency End Date 12/18/24” when it should instead read a Residency End Date of 12/31/24 (since I moved to NY on 12/18 and was living here through the end of the tax year).

Super frustrated at myself for not catching this. I know I can amend, but now I have to wait until my state return is accepted/rejected to do so.

Any advice or calming words of wisdom in the meantime? Is it straight to jail for me? I don’t think that mistake changes any of my actual numbers regarding tax payments. It will still be important to amend for this though, right?

[DianeW777]

Yes, don't stress it. You nailed it. If, by chance, your New York (NY) state return should get rejected, then you will be able to fix it immediately. If it gets accepted, you may not have to do anything. 

If you included the correct amount of income on the NY return, don't be concerned about the dates of residency. If you should need to amend you have lots of time.

• What is the deadline for filing an amended return?

[majorsevensharpeleven]

Thanks so much for the feedback and advice-- So, the end-of-day update is that it looks like my NY state return was accepted. 

I'm now able to amend. Though, as we're discussing, the actual numbers / my hand-allocation of income and taxes between my two part-time resident states (CA and NY, respectively) doesn't change on my NY return based on this typo. So I'd just be updating this typo for the records (so that my stated residency properly reflects the allocations that I did by hand). Do you think it's best to amend, and if so at some particular point in time, or is it still the sort of thing that may be better to just "wait and see"? 

Really appreciate your help! 

[KrisD15]

No need to amend.

As long as the correct amount of tax was paid, you needn't worry. 

There is no penalty for incorrectly entering your residency dates. 

Tax returns are seldom looked at by a person, they go through computerized programs, so it's doubtful anyone will even notice. 

Wait and see, but don't expect anything to happen.