Amended Return
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Form 1040-X Original Column Sources
If you are preparing an amended return and are filling in the Form 1040-X Original column by hand, click the year and form to find out where the Original column amounts are derived in the originally filed return.
Filing a Superseding Individual Tax Return
A superseding tax return is a return filed after the original return but before the filing deadline, including extensions.
Amending a State Tax Return With The 3-Column Format (2018 and prior)
Before starting the amending process print a copy of the tax return, either to paper or PDF, so that you'll have a copy of the return as it was originally filed, both for archival purposes as well as to assist in creating or troubleshooting the amended return.
Amending a State Tax Return With The 3-Column Format (2019)
Before starting the amending process print a copy of the tax return, either to paper or PDF, so that you'll have a copy of the return as it was originally filed, both for archival purposes as well as to assist in creating or troubleshooting the amended return.
Amending a State Tax Return That Doesn't Follow the Federal 3-Column Format (2018 and prior)
Before starting the amending process print a copy of the tax return, either to paper or PDF, so that you'll have a copy of the return as it was originally filed, both for archival purposes as well as to assist in creating or troubleshooting the amended return.
Amending a State Tax Return That Doesn't Follow the Federal 3-Column Format (2019)
Before starting the amending process print a copy of the tax return, either to paper or PDF, so that you'll have a copy of the return as it was originally filed, both for archival purposes as well as to assist in creating or troubleshooting the amended return.
Amending a State Tax Return That Doesn't Follow the Federal 3-Column Format (2020 to current)
Before starting the amending process print a copy of the tax return, either to paper or PDF, so that you'll have a copy of the return as it was originally filed, both for archival purposes as well as to assist in creating or troubleshooting the amended return.
Amending a State Tax Return With The 3-Column Format (2020 and fwd)
This article covers the procedure in Tax Processors Plus Desktop for amending the federal Form 1040 and a state tax return that uses a separate form for amending that follows the federal 3-column format, having an original column, a correct column, and a net change column.
Amend a 2018 or earlier individual return (Form 1040-X)
Individual income tax returns originally filed on Form 1040 or 1040-SR, that were submitted and accepted by the IRS, are amended on Form 1040-X .
Creating and E-Filing an Amended Return (Form 1040-X)
These instructions apply to the Tax Processors Plus Desktop program for years 2020 and forward.