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Changing a return that has already been e-filed - 1040-X

If your e-filed return has been accepted by the IRS, you must file an amended return Form 1040X to make any changes to your return. Note that you cannot e-file the Form 1040X. To create and print a Form 1040X:

1. Open the return you originally filed.
2. Go to the File menu, and select Save As to save a copy of the original return under a new name such as My Amended Return.
3. Click Take Me To...
4. Scroll down to Miscellaneous, and select Amended Return (Form 1040X).
5. Click Go To.
6. At the Save Amended Return as a New File screen, click Whole Form.
7. Click Print, and then OK to print a copy of Form 1040X. This provides you with information about the original amounts from the return you filed. You'll need this information to complete your amended return.
8. Click Interview and then Take Me To... to go to the topics in the Interview where you need to make corrections for the amended return. For example, if you received a Form W-2 after you filed your original return, go to the Wages (W-2) topic and enter the information for the new W-2.
9. After you've finished amending the return, go back to the Form 1040X topic.
10. Open Form 1040X and complete Column A manually with data from your original return. This data is in Column C of the 1040X that you printed before you made the corrections to amend the return.
11. Click Print.
12. Select Print for Filing.
13. Click OK.

The IRS e-filing system doesn't accept Form 1040X: Amended Individual Income Tax Return. This amended return must be printed and mailed to the IRS.

To find the correct mailing address for the Form 1040X:

1. Click Help.
2. Click IRS Instructions.
3. Click Forms.
4. Click Form 1040X, Amended U.S. Individual Income Tax Return.
5. Click General Instructions.
6. Scroll down to Where to File to find the correct IRS address to mail the Form 1040X.

If your e-filed return has been rejected by the IRS, your rejection notice should include instructions on how to correct and re-file your return. Make any necessary changes to your return, and e-file the return again.

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