Amendment

The short answers: Yes, you can amend *just* the state return. No, you can't e-file it.

I faced this situation a year ago to correct an under-reported withholding amount for a state return filed four years earlier, which was brought to my attention by the state (CA) via a letter. As in your case, my federal return for that year was *not* affected. As I recall, I had to use the TurboTax version for that year, which was still loaded on my PC and navigate to the section for amending returns. (If you don't use the online version of T-Tax, my advice is to keep those older versions loaded on your machine for as long as the IRS or state taxing agency can look back. I don't know how that works w/ the online version.) Since only the reported withholding was affected, this took all of ten minutes to do. TurboTax, you do rock! Per the filing instructions, which I have in front of me, I was not allowed to e-file but had to print and *snail-mail* the amended return, along with a *copy* of the federal return for that year and the revised documents supporting the change. To my surprise, I had my refund, a mailed check, plu$ intere$t, back in less than three weeks. Though, it did happen to be late February, when I submitted the amended return. It seems e-filing is allowed solely for the current year's business.  So, my friend, have faith, and roll up your sleeves. Good luck!

Thanks for your reply!

Turbotax allow me to submit 2023 amendment by e-file. 

I also want to amend 2022 state tax return.but I can't find any place to do amendment.I wonder if Turbotax allow me to do 2022 amendment ?

 So glad you were able to e-file your '23 return. Sorry, you're still having trouble with the other. To do my 2019 amendment, I had to use my 2019 edition of TurboTax. To compare apples and apples, 1) I just pulled up my 2022 TurboTax version, 2) selected my return, then 3) clicked the State Taxes tab. (I actually file taxes in two states, so compared how TurboTax treats both states to start this task to assure amending a return is accessed the same way for each one, at least for the desk-top version. They were.) I had a screen with two groupings of tasks, Other Situations, which take you to certain tasks sometimes encountered while completing your state return, and Other Forms, which include paying estimated quarterly taxes and filing for an extension. On of the choices in the latter group is an item labeled "Change a Previously Filed Tax Return (Amend)", which is what you want. 4) Click Start next to the Amend item, and you should be able to work through that. If you use the online TurboTax, I have no idea whether the online application is set up the same way as the desktop version, but it ought to be similar, at least. Hope you get it this time.

If you filed with us for 2022, you can do an amended return.

@18686 

Thanks!

Yes,I always use turbotax.When I sign in my turbotax account, then open my 2022 tax file,I only find all informations I input, I can't find the first page which I can select amend as I do that with my 2023 tax amendment.I wonder if 2022 is different?

@18686 Continue your 2022 tax return.  

Click on Federal Taxes (Personal using Home & Business)

Click on Other Tax Situations

Under Other Tax Forms

On Amend a return, click on the start button

Well noted with thanks!

When I submit the amendment by e-file,I found I can't e-file state amendment only. As I select "Federal amended return",I have to select "E-file" or "Don't e-file my federal amended return now,I'll do it later".

Is that mean I couldn't do state amendment only?

@18686 If you did not actually amend the state tax return in the State section of the program, there is no state amended return to file.  Just e-file the federal amended return.

Thanks for your prompt reply.

I finished the state amendment.It's no problem to submit the amended state return by e-file.

I just wonder My federal return is not changed and I don't want to amend federal return, but it seems I have to do amendment both federal and state.Because when you "Select the return you're ready to e-file","Federal amended return" only provide 2 choices--"e-file" and "do not e-file my federal amended return now,I'll do it later." 

I want to e-file my state amended return only.

@18686 If the federal amended tax return is not being e-filed then the state amended return cannot be e-filed, it can only be printed and mailed to the state.

Could you help me to check if I could e-file federal and state amended return? Although the federal return is unchanged.

@18686 Well, I will have to admit to never trying to e-file an amended return that that was not changed from the original.

But, I see no reason why you cannot e-file the the federal amended return even if nothing changed so that would enable you to e-file the state tax return.

Thank you so much!

I was sharing what my specific experience was with amending a state return. Now, this did occur a year ago, and I've only ever done it the one time. I saw another poster stated that a state amended return could be e-filed, if the federal was also amended and e-filed. Maybe things have progressed since last year. Even so, I never considered attempting to send an amended federal return, because I had no need to amend it. (The way I'm wired, I would never do that anyway, unless that was the only way one could proceed.)  I saw that I could stick to amending the one state return, since the error did not impact either, the federal return, or the other state I'm required to file in. I can only tell you, once I completed the amendment process, the TurboTax generated filing instructions stated, paraphrasing here, e-filing the return was not an allowable option. Assuming the e-filing of a state return, regardless of whether it was the original or amended is not free, I saved $25, well approximately $24.40, because I did have to use a postage stamp to mail it.

The only other thing I can reiterate, unlike what the other posters said, was that I found I could bypass the federal amendment process and jump right to the state amendment section. Yes, I had to mail the return in, but it was an easy thing, the state accepted the return, sent my refund promptly, end of story. That is pretty much all the more I can say to you at this point. 

Thanks for your suggestion!

When I e-file my amended return,Turbotax told me my e-file is failed. So I have to mail.But I can't find the mail address to my state(Massachusetts). Only I can find is federal mail address.

 And I checked the e-file status and found my state amended return is accepted.I totally confused. What I should do now? Thank you!

I recall, when this all started, you mentioned your desire to amend *two* state returns for consecutive tax years. I suggest verifying, if possible, which filed state return is being acknowledged, the one you successfully e-filed or the one reported as failed. The data returned from you should list the tax year, and minimal identification information, such as your truncated TIN (e.g., ***-**-1234) and maybe your name and address. If the failed e-filing is *not* the one acknowledged, it stands to reason you will definitely need to mail that one in. You might review the TurboTax Filing Instructions, which should comprise the first page or two of your amended return to make sure the location to mail your return isn't printed there. Otherwise, the revenue or taxation agency for your state almost certainly has a website that provides provide support or telephone/mailing address contact information by which you may learn where you need to mail the amended return. Even a Google search, "Where to mail amended MA tax return" ought to give you the answer.

I only worked on one state of one year.