If you have already E-filed your tax return and need to make a change for any reason, then you have no choice but to wait until the IRS processes your E-filed return. If the IRS rejects your E-filed return, then you can just make the necessary changes and resubmit it. You **DO** **NOT** amend a rejected or pending return. If you do, then you’ll find yourself in a never-ending nightmare from which you will not awaken for a looooong time.

If the IRS accepts your E-filed return, then you must WAIT until the IRS has processed your return. If you have a refund due your return is not processed until you have received your refund. If you owe taxes, your refund is not processed until you have paid those taxes and your payment has cleared your financial institution. Once processing is complete, you will need to file an amended return. You cannot e-file an amended return. The IRS says you can’t. You have to print it, sign it (both the 1040 and 1040X) and mail it to the IRS.

If your E-Filed return is pending, and you change anything on your copy of your return, then you are guaranteed to have major issues with correcting or amending it later. So for your own sanity, do not touch anything until it’s time, as clarified above.

If your e-filed return is rejected, it is **NOT** e-filed. You do **NOT** amend a rejected return. There are no exceptions to this.

An amended return must be printed, signed and mailed. The IRS says so.

If my return is accepted, why do I have to wait for my refund before I can amend it?

Just because the IRS has accepted your return, does not mean that they agree with it. Sometimes, the IRS will “catch” your error (or some other error you don’t know about) and go ahead and correct it for you. You’ll know that when your refund is not what you expected. So you have to wait for the refund. If that happens to you, then you will receive a letter 3-4 weeks after you receive your refund, explaining what was changed, why it was changed, and with instructions on what actions to take if your dispute the change. If you receive such a letter and agree with the changes the IRS made, post in this forum with the details (without including personal information) and we'll try to help you get your copy of the return in agreement with the IRS changes, so you won't have issues importing next year.

the windows amend cd software link does not work! I have tried chrome, opera, firefox. that link doesnt work!

Megmaxwell01

Level 2

I am having the same issue also! @CoreyyJacksonn

KathrynG3

Level 14

You only need to download the program if it is for a prior year. Since you are amending the current year, you can amend 2019 tax return on TurboTax Online.

@20hannah18

@Megmaxwell01

Classychic87

Level 4

how do you undo an amended state in the tubotax amend online version??? i am being charged to amend state!

starbuckone

Level 2

we need to mail our taxes. can't seem to find and download.

DoninGA

Level 15

@starbuckone wrote:

we need to mail our taxes. can't seem to find and download.

To access your current or prior year online tax returns sign onto the TurboTax website with the userID you used to create the account - https://myturbotax.intuit.com/

When you sign onto your online account and land on the Tax Home web page, scroll down and click on Add a state.

This will take you back to the 2019 online tax return.

Click on Tax Tools on the left side of the online program screen. Then click on Print Center. Then click on Print, save or preview this year's return.

oldover

Level 2

I cannot download turbotax 2019 online. Help

davemorgan

Level 2

I believe that I have some deductions that were not used on my 2019 1040 returns. (Prepared by local CPA that is no longer available) Purchased turbo tax home & business to amend 2019 filing. I have all of the forms and schedules, worksheet/etc but am having difficulty inserting the income data to match the original filing. Is there a way of taking the numbers from the original forms l(paper copies) and plugging them into turbotax? I do not wish to change the income, but add additional deductions from investment

VolvoGirl

Level 15

You can enter directly on the forms using the FORMS mode. Click on Forms in the upper right. You may have to drill down to the underlying worksheet to find the place to enter something. First you need to recreate the original return. Then when it matches each line on the original return, say you want to file it by mail so Turbo Tax thinks it was filed. Then you can amend it.