Your return will replace your original return. If you file after the April due date, don't include any interest or penalties on your amended return. We'll make any needed adjustments automatically.
On Form 1040-X, enter your income, deductions, and credits from your return as originally filed or as previously adjusted by either you or the IRS, the changes you are making, and the corrected amounts. Then, figure the tax on the corrected amount of taxable income and the amount you owe or your refund.
If you need to make changes or corrections to a tax return for Modified Business or Commerce Tax, you should send an 'amended return' to the Department. This updated return should clearly show the adjustments you're making.
Disadvantages of an Amended Tax Return There is, however, a three-year statute of limitations for issuing tax refund checks. Therefore, the taxpayer must file any amended returns that will result in a tax refund within three years after the date they filed the original tax return.
Note: filing an amended return does not affect the selection process of the original return. However, amended returns also go through a screening process and the amended return may be selected for audit. Additionally, a refund is not necessarily a trigger for an audit.
That means the IRS doesn't automatically accept amended returns. However, the IRS won't open an audit (or, “examination”) simply because you file an amended return.
Form 2848, Power of Attorney, is used to give the IRS permission to discuss your taxes with someone else. You can authorize immediate family members or a tax professional to act on your behalf.
You can use Form 2848, Power of Attorney and Declaration of Representative for this purpose. Your signature on the Form 2848 allows the individual or individuals named to represent you before the IRS and to receive your tax information for the matter(s) and tax year(s)/period(s) specified on the Form 2848.
TurboTax Tip: When you file an amended return, you should include any new documents needed to support your changes, such as a new or amended W-2 or 1099 form to report additional income, a new or amended Form 1098 Mortgage Interest Statement, or a Form 1098-T to claim an education credit.
If you want to authorize an individual to represent you, use Form 2848, Power of Attorney and Declaration of Representative which can be found on the IRS website.