I tried filing but I messed up and need help

tiffem2016 · ‎June 4, 2019

xmasbaby0 · ‎June 4, 2019

Okay--you did mess up. If you clicked that orange button, there is nothing you can do to fix your mistake until the end of this month when your e-file gets rejected. Right now it is sitting on a server, and you can do NOTHING to fix it or change it. On January 28, the IRS will start accepting and rejecting tax returns. Since you entered no income on yours, it should be rejected. You will get an email telling you that it was rejected. After you get that email, you can go back to your online account and fix the mistakes you made.

For starters--you never file a tax return without entering your income. You need your W-2(s) from your employers and they all have to be on the same tax return. If you had more than one employer, you wait until you have every W-2. Income is entered in Federal>Wages and Income.

Meanwhile, do not NOT try to change anything on your tax return or it will be even more messed up. Wait for the rejection email. Post back here and we will help you then.

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xmasbaby0 · ‎June 4, 2019

What happened? Please try to be specific so we can help. Did you click a big orange button that says "Transmit my return now?"

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tiffem2016 · ‎June 4, 2019

No I filed and everything went through and it said that I'm getting nothing back

xmasbaby0 · ‎June 4, 2019

Did you enter any income?

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tiffem2016 · ‎June 4, 2019

No there was no where I seen to put that

jd3f · ‎June 4, 2019

Messsed up filing status

jd3f · ‎June 4, 2019

I have not filed it yet,just cant figure out how to go back and change it

sugargarcia · ‎June 4, 2019

I accidentally put that I was a student this year, I thought it was asking if I was a student in 2017. How do I fix it??

xmasbaby0 · ‎June 4, 2019

Okay--you did mess up. If you clicked that orange button, there is nothing you can do to fix your mistake until the end of this month when your e-file gets rejected. Right now it is sitting on a server, and you can do NOTHING to fix it or change it. On January 28, the IRS will start accepting and rejecting tax returns. Since you entered no income on yours, it should be rejected. You will get an email telling you that it was rejected. After you get that email, you can go back to your online account and fix the mistakes you made.

For starters--you never file a tax return without entering your income. You need your W-2(s) from your employers and they all have to be on the same tax return. If you had more than one employer, you wait until you have every W-2. Income is entered in Federal>Wages and Income.

Meanwhile, do not NOT try to change anything on your tax return or it will be even more messed up. Wait for the rejection email. Post back here and we will help you then.

**Disclaimer: Every effort has been made to offer the most correct information possible. The poster disclaims any legal responsibility for the accuracy of the information that is contained in this post.**

tiffem2016 · ‎June 4, 2019

It wouldn't let me go through e-file so it had to be done by mail.

xmasbaby0 · ‎June 4, 2019

NO!!!! Do not mail it! If you did not enter any income, then forget about trying to file that messed up tax return. Did you put it in an envelope and take it to a mailbox?

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michellens37 · ‎June 4, 2019

I look at my paper work I forgot to put my son is still in school he's not quite 18 yet he's in his last year is this going to hurt me

xmasbaby0 · ‎June 4, 2019

No, don’t worry about that. The question about being a full-time student is about education beyond high school.

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