How to File an Amended Tax Return with TurboTax
If you have filed your taxes using TurboTax and you need to amend that return, you can take a few steps to make sure it is done correctly. It is important that you enter the corrected information and a reason why you are making changes to each line that changes. After you are done with corrections, you will be instructed on what to do next.
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Instructions
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Filing an Amended Return
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Amend the return on TurboTax by signing into your account. Move your mouse to the "Federal" tab and select "Other."
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Select "Amend Return" and follow the directions to navigate to each area that you need to change. For instance, if you need to add another W-2, you would navigate to the Income section and then add a W-2.
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Enter the information that you need to change and TurboTax will ask you why you are changing this line. You must supply an answer for each change you make. If your "Earned Income" line changed because you added another W-2, just write that this line changed because you added more income.
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Move to the state tax return after you have completed the federal questions and changes. This information will have changed with your federal information change. You must supply answers to the questions as to why an amount on a given line has changed. For instance, if you changed your federal itemized deductions, your state information would change as well. You would write that you added or subtracted from your federal itemized deductions and then give a reason for the change.
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Attach a copy of your amended federal return to your state amended return. If you added a W-2 to your federal and state return, you must send the added W-2 along with your federal and state information.
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Tips & Warnings
You cannot e-file amended returns on any e-filing website. They must be printed and mailed.
Make sure that you inspect the amended return and the original to make sure everything is correct.
