What happens if I put in the wrong gross income number?

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June 7, 2019
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I couldn't find my tax papers from last year, so what happens if I put the wrong gross income number

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Best answer by AmyW

The IRS uses your previous year's AGI as a method to verify your identity. If the number is incorrect, the tax return would be rejected and you would have an opportunity to correct this number.

For more information about AGI, please see the link below.

https://ttlc.intuit.com/replies/3301618

AmyWAnswer

The IRS uses your previous year's AGI as a method to verify your identity. If the number is incorrect, the tax return would be rejected and you would have an opportunity to correct this number.

For more information about AGI, please see the link below.

https://ttlc.intuit.com/replies/3301618

jadkins75

What happens if u put the wrong number but it was accepted and not rejected ?

Cacie23

Agi number

JeanneLO

Employee

If you entered an incorrect AGI (or not one at all) when submitting your tax return it could be rejected by the IRS, however you will then have the opportunity to fix it. Please watch for an email from us and see this TurboTax FAQ for more information on how to fix a rejected tax return:

https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/rejections/help/how-do-i-fix-a-rejected-return/00/26136

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durant10040

What happened if I put in wrong income

durant10040

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VolvoGirl

Employee

The wrong AGI for 2020 to efile? Did your efile reject for the wrong AGI?

ENTER 0 FOR AGI. The IRS took a long time last year to process 2020 returns so the AGI didn't get entered in time. Especially if you mailed it. That works for most people. See,
https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/rejections/help/what-if-i-entered-the-correct-agi-and-i-m-still-getting-an-e-file-reject/00/27031

How to correct the AGI in the Online version
https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/agi/help/where-do-i-correct-my-agi-in-turbotax-online/00/26311

If you can’t get it to efile you will have to print and mail it.
https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/printing/help/how-do-i-print-and-mail-my-return-in-turbotax-online/00/26258

Be sure to attach copies of your W2s and any 1099s that have withholding on them. You have to mail federal and state in separate envelopes because they go to different places. Get a tracking number from the post office when you mail them for proof of filing.