Amended Tax Return + Current Year

[alskidmore18]

2023 Tax Return-

In late 2023 I received my 2021 Amended Tax Return Check for money i missed out on due to incorrect filing status and a missing w2 for that year. The amount by check that i recieved from the IRS was more than what was said on the 1040-x (Amended tax return for 2021). How would i report this on my 2023 taxes? and how do i report it being more than what was allotted on the amended return?

[VolvoGirl]

Did the IRS pay you interest on it?   Enter interest from the IRS like a 1099Int and put the amount in box 1. Enter it manually and just enter IRS for the payer. Don't enter any other info like the address or a EIN.

Federal
Wages & Income
Interest and Dividends
Interest on 1099INT - Click the Start or Update button

Put the interest amount in box 1

[rjs]

You do not report a federal tax refund on your federal tax return. You do not have to report that the refund was more than the 1040-X showed.

The additional amount might be interest that the IRS paid you on the delayed refund. If so, you should get a Form 1099-INT from the IRS. You report it as interest income, just like interest from a bank.