E-file an Amended Return

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March 20, 2024
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Hello, I used the "amend a return" feature in TT2023 to amend my filing for this year which I filed back in February. When done it let me print a PDF of the amended returns but didn't offer to e-file them. Do I have to mail them in per the instructions or is there a way to e-file them? I saw the e-file option in the file menu but didn't want to screw up my tax filings by trying it without asking about it first.

Best answer by Cynthiad66

Your amended returns will be e-filed correctly. The forms showing up in the list suggest accuracy.

You can check the status of your Form 1040-X, Amended U.S. Individual Income Tax Return using the Where's My Amended Return? online tool or by calling the toll-free telephone number 866-464-2050 three weeks after you file your amended return.

@JoeDa

Cynthiad66

Yes, you can e-file your amended return.

If you printed your taxes to mail them in and went all the way through the File section, when you sign in to TurboTax Online you'll see the Way to go! You filed your 2023 taxes and you won't see a way to change to e-filing.

Keep these considerations in mind:

If you've already mailed your return, don't e-file. This can cause problems with the government, including refund delays.
You can only switch from mail to the e-filing method until April 15, 2024.
You must be eligible to e-file.
It's no longer possible to e-file state returns before the federal.

To switch to e-filing:

Note: If your TurboTax navigation looks different from what’s described here, learn more.

Sign in to TurboTax.
Select Tax Home in the left menu.
Scroll down to Your tax returns & documents.
Select 2023, and then select Add a State (you're not actually adding a state, this just gets you into the right area).
Select File in the left menu (expand your browser window if you don't see this, or select the menu icon in the top left corner).
On the Just one more step screen, follow steps 1 and 2 if you haven't already.
Select the Start button to the right of step 3.
On the Let's get ready to e-file screen, select I want to e-file.
Follow the instructions to e-file your return.

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JoeDaAuthor

I originally filled both my federal and state returns electronically last month with the Premiere edition of TurboTax 2023. When I started the program back up this morning, it updated some files. Then when it came up, I had to navigate to my returns like it had lost all memory of my earlier filling. It let me amend the return and I expected it to offer to e-file the amended version but instead it only offered to save or print it. I got a small refund from both my federal and state returns and have received them both already via direct deposit. Will it work correctly to manually select the electronic filling option in the File menu? I'd love to do it electronically if possible to avoid the potential of anything getting lost in the mail.

JoeDaAuthor

I guess what I'm really asking is whether or not it will file the amended forms correctly or will it re-file the original as if it was a completely new filing?

JoeDaAuthor

One more thing. When I now switch to "View->Forms" it does show the 1040X federal form in there with the other forms and the 40V form in with the state forms.