Amended Federal Individual eFile

[larrygrussell1]

Is Amended Federal Individual eFile available?  For what years?

[abctax55 · Accepted solution]

No, not yet.

IRS has said August 17th.

Lacerte has said maybe by then... perhaps in today's update?

And it will ONLY be for 2019, not for prior years.

[IRonMaN]

Will it also only be for Lacerte prepared returns? 🤔

[abctax55]

LOL... many layers to this situation 🤣 

[larrygrussell1]

Thank you abctax55!  We have a short list of Year 2019 individual returns to amend (late received 1099's, corrected tax reporting forms, etc).  I REALLY do not want to print piles of paper for the amendments.  All amended returns are "completed" on the computer but not yet printed - we are just waiting for the electronic Federal Amended to open.  Your response was most helpful.  Thank you.

[abctax55]

YVW...

Even if the ability to efile the amended doesn't roll out until later this month, I'd still wait.

A paper filed return wouldn't be processed for 4-6 months under *normal* circumstances, and these are NOT normal times 😂

[mbg14614]

I called "support" and they have no clue.  Drake users have been efiling for over one week already....and accepted by the IRS.

[abctax55]

and accepted by the IRS.

I doubt that...  The official IRS announcement states August 17 is opening day.  

Drake is stockpiling them; too bad Intuit can't/won't do that.

[larrygrussell1]

eFile 2019 1040X requires that the Original return was efiled.

You may NOT efile a 2019 1040X to amend a paper filed return - per the IRS.