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Delete return

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February 25, 2021
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How can I delete a return after I’ve already filed? I need to change my filing status.

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Employee

Did you click that big orange button that said “Transmit my return now?” If you did that, you cannot do anything to fix it yet. The IRS began to accept/reject 2020 returns on Friday, February 12, 2021. You have to wait for the email that tells you if your return was accepted or rejected. If you do not see an email, check your spam folder.

You cannot change or add anything on the return that you just e-filed, nor can you stop it. It is too late, just like when you put an envelope in a US mailbox on the corner.

If you left out a W-2, a 1099G, or a dependent, or a 1099 etc…DO NOT change your return while it is “pending.” The changes will go nowhere.

Now you have to wait until the IRS either rejects or accepts your return. If your return is rejected, you will be able to go into your account and make the necessary changes to your tax return and re-submit your return.

If the IRS accepts your return, however, then you have to wait longer until it has been fully processed and you have received your refund. THEN you can prepare an amended tax return and e-file or mail it in. You have to be able to work from that return exactly the way it was when it was e-filed originally. You will need to use a form called a 1040X.

Meanwhile, DO NOT go in and start changing anything on your return in the system, or you will make a mess for yourself. Sit tight and wait until you see what the IRS does with the return you just e-filed

**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.**

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sbmorice22

I submitted my return with IRS/OLT on 2/12/21 It was never processed, but because it is in the pending stage, when I redid my return yesterday thru Turbotax,it was rejected because the original one is still in the cue.

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xmasbaby0

Employee

"pending" or "being processed?" Those are not the same thing.

What does the e-file lookup tool say?

https://turbotax.intuit.com/tax-tools/efile-status-lookup/

You cannot e-file again while your return is in pending or while it is still being processed. Wait until it is either rejected or accepted. If it is accepted and you need to correct something on it, you have to wait until it has been fully processed and then amend it. If it is rejected you can make corrections and re-file it.

If the return was accepted then you just have to wait until the IRS processes it. There are a lot of delays for 2020 refunds.

**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.**