Amended Return

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If you used TaxCut online:
If Your E-file Status is Accepted (check your status):

You can use 1 of these H&R Block tax services to have an amended return professionally prepared:
1. Upgrade online account to Online Office.
  • Sign in to your TaxCut online account.
  • Click the Help Center button in the upper right corner of the screen.
  • Click View Contact Options, under Contact Us at the bottom of the page.
  • Click Get Tax Advise under the Tax Help box.
  • Click I need to file an amended return for my taxes or Upgrade to Online Office (which ever is appearing at the time).

2. Go to a local Tax Office.

If Your E-file Status is Rejected (check your status ):
You can still make changes to the tax return and then e-file it again. To correct your return:
  • Sign in to your TaxCut online account.
  • Click Take Me To.
  • Choose the section that needs to be changed.
  • Repeat the procedure if you have more than one change to make. Or you can go through each page by clicking the Next and Back buttons.


After finishing yours changes, you must resubmit your return:
  • From the Main Menu, click Next Steps next to the Rejected status in Step 3: File Returns section.
  • Fix the rejected errors, then follow the screens to e-file your tax return again.

If Your E-file Status is In Process or Pending (check your status):
Your tax return is being processed. At this time, you are not allowed to make changes to the return. Please check back to see if the status is Accepted or Rejected and follow the appropriate steps listed above.


If you used TaxCut software:
If you need to make changes to your return after it has been accepted by the IRS, then you must file an amended return.
  1. Open the TaxCut return 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 the Take Me To... button.
  4. Scroll down to the Miscellaneous section 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, then click OK to print a copy of Form 1040X. This provides you with information about the original amounts from the return you filed. You will need this information to complete your amended return.



  8. Please click Interview and then click Take Me To... to go to the topics in the interview where you need to make the corrections for the amended return. For example, if you received Form W-2 after filing your original return, go to the Wages (W-2) topic and enter the information for the new W-2.
  9. Once 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 making the corrections to amend the return.



  11. Click Print.
  12. Select the Print for Filing option.
  13. Click OK.

Note: The IRS e-filing system does not 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 please:
  1. Click the Help button.
  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 the Where to File section to find the correct IRS address to send the Form 1040X to.

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