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How do I file new state return after amending federal return?

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May 10, 2021
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I noticed a mistake with my investment cost basis after I e-filed my federal return--I had NOT yet filed my state return and didn't think I should file it with known-bad information.

I immediately made the changes and filed an amended federal 1040-X.

Now TurboTax is insisting on creating a Illinois amended return that only refunds me the difference between what the original state return would have been and what the amended return would be worth.

How do I get Turbotax to create a brad new state return based on my amended federal results?

fanfare

Employee

to do what you are suggesting:

First, delete the state tax return.

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orhAuthor

That doesn't work--it calculates a wrong number because it tries to create a new state tax return with an amendment that assumes I already filed the original state tax form. The number it was producing made no sense.

I couldn't figure it out so I ended up just filling out the form by hand on my state's website using my new 1040.