How do i refile 2021 tax

[Ppamchapman]

I need to resend 2021 taxes

[DoninGA]

If the 2021 tax return was e-filed and accepted by the IRS you cannot send the return again.  If the tax return needs to be corrected you will have to amend the tax return.

If the return is rejected you can make the necessary changes and e-file again.
If the return is accepted you will have to amend your original tax return. An amended return, Form 1040-X, can only be printed and mailed to the IRS if the original tax return was not e-filed. The IRS will take up to 16 weeks or longer to process an amended tax return.

Before starting to amend the tax return, wait for the tax refund to be received or the taxes due to be paid and processed by the IRS.

[Ppamchapman]

 I meant 2020 return, I have tried calling all year cannot get thru. my return was accepted but not processed?

[ZoltanB45]

Unless you have a change in an entry, you cannot e-file again. It will not go through.  As of December 2020, there were 6 million unprocessed returns from 2020.  Here is a link from the IRS site. Delays in processing 2020

[NaomiMac]

I have a return that was filed electronically and accepted using turbo tax for 2021. I listed my niece as not being able to be claimed by anyone, but actually, she is claimed by my sister. 

Can I e file her amendment? 

[DawnC]

Are you saying that you claimed your niece, but you need to amend to remove her because your sister should be claiming her?      Even if you do the amendment and remove her, your sister will need to file by mail.    Your niece can only be claimed on one tax return, so please clarify the details so we can tell you how to proceed.

@NaomiMac

[HectorPalma]

my federal and my state returns were rejected sent in on April 10 2022

[xmasbaby0]

@HectorPalma

You received an email that we cannot see that tells you why your tax return was rejected.  

Some rejected returns can be fixed and re-filed.  Some have “un-fixable” reasons for the rejection and have to be mailed instead. What is the rejection code or rejection message? 

 If it was rejected for AGI—-be aware that many 2020 returns took so long for the IRS to process that your 2020 AGI might not be in the IRS system.   Try using zero instead.

If filing with zero is rejected then file again but select the option that you did not file last year.  The IRS does not see that question and it will allow you to e-file with no AGI question.

https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/agi/help/where-do-i-correct-my-agi-in-turbotax-online/00/26311

If that does not work and you still cannot e-file, then print, sign, and mail your tax return.

[JohnG252]

I have just found an error in my efiled taxes for 2021, discovered whilst preparing taxes for 2022

How can I correct the error please?

[xmasbaby0]

@JohnG252 You have to amend 2021 to fix mistakes.

https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-return/help/how-do-i-amend-my-2021-return/00/2544441

Only certain paid tax pros can still e-file past year amended returns. You cannot e-file an amended return that you prepared yourself using TurboTax.  Your 1040X must be printed, signed and dated in ink, and then you need to mail it in.  Use a mailing service like certified mail so you will know the IRS received it, since you will have a long wait for it to be processed.

Even during “normal” times it takes about four months for the IRS to process an amended return.  During the pandemic and due to the severe backlog at the IRS it is taking much longer—six to nine  months or more for many amended returns.  Do not expect quick results from amending.  When the IRS issues a refund for an amended return it will be by check.  They do not make direct deposits for refunds for amended returns.  You can watch for information here:

https://www.irs.gov/Filing/Individuals/Amended-Returns-(Form-1040-X)/Wheres-My-Amended-Return-1

[briggsblbb]

How do i refile my 2021 return

[xmasbaby0]

@briggsblbb Please explain what you mean by "re-file."   Did you try to e-file 2021 and was it rejected?   Or do you mean that it was filed and fully processed, and that you need to amend it to correct a mistake or add missing information to it?