2020 efile rejected due to /Return/ReturnHeader/FilingSecurityInformation/TotalPreparationSubmissionTs - Data in the return is missing or invalid

[CatinaT1]

Not all tax software providers support electronically filing amended returns for other than the current year. If not then you will need to file your amended on paper and mail it to the IRS.

Amending Your Income Tax Return

[jula]

Thank you for your response.

It allowed me to amend it and file electronically a couple of weeks ago.  I wish I'd known from the beginning that it had to be mailed.  I don't mind filing a paper return, but why would the state portion go through and be accepted?  Do I need to send that in the mail as well?  I also want to make sure the amount I owe won't be taken out twice.  

[dontknow1]

Hello,

Thank you for the responses. 

Let me try to get this straight 

- TurboTax online allowed me file my 2021 amendment and transmit it to IRS

- It got rejected with the "/Return/ReturnHeader/FilingSecurityInformation/TotalPreparationSubmissionTs - Data in the return is missing or invalid. Please double check your entries."

- I received emails from TurboTax mentioning I head over to TurboTax online and should re-file my amendment

- However, online TurboTax does not let me amend 2021 returns now

This appears to be more of technical glitch than blaming that online amendment is not allowed.
This post should not have been marked as "Solved" 

Thanks!!

[jula]

Yes, @dontknow1!  You summed it up nicely.  At this point, I think I'm going to send in the return through the mail with a huge note that it was already submitted online.  I don't know what else to do.  This has been frustrating, and it is the first time I've had any issues using Turbo Tax.  Too bad.

[kvthompson2]

Good summary, dontknow1. I'm having the exact same issue. The IRS allows for e-file of amendments for the current and two prior years. It's definitely a software glitch without support from TurboTax. They also have not updated the software to accommodate a direct deposit for an amended 2021 return. For the amount of $ paid to TT, there should not be issues such as these simple things. 

[CatinaT1]

E-filing for amended returns is only available for the current year. Any prior year amendment will need to be paper filed.

Can I e-file my federal Form 1040-X amended return?

[kvthompson2]

CatinaT1, that's not accurate. I e-filed a 2022 amended return today, and it was accepted. I then went through the exact same steps to file an amended 2021 return which TurboTax allowed and gave the e-file option to have it be rejected less than a minute after hitting submit with the above stated reason. If they don't allow 2021 amended returns to be e-filed, why do they auto-default to the e-file option for the amended return? Either way, it's a flaw in the TurboTax software. 

[CatinaT1]

In some cases people are able to e-file a prior year amended return in TurboTax Online, but there is no way to determine why it goes through while most do not. As a general rule, you can't e-file prior year amendments in TurboTax. So if you had one successfully efiled, that's just a bonus!