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Help with e-filing 1040X after Tax Advocate found missing W2 causing refund hold

My refund is on hold because tax advocate found another W2 i didn't include in my return. How do I file an amended return electronically to fix this? Never done this before and really need my refund released.

Sofia Martinez

You can file a 1040X electronically through most tax software like TurboTax, H&R Block, or TaxAct. You'll need your original return info and the missing W2. Make sure to explain in Part III of the 1040X that you're adding previously unreported income. The processing time is typically 16 weeks for amended returns.

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Dylan Mitchell

Do I have to pay to file the amendment? Im already stressed about money rn šŸ˜©

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Sofia Martinez

Most software charges for amendments unfortunately. But FreeTaxUSA lets you do it for free if you're okay learning the interface

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Dmitry Volkov

Hey! Instead of flying blind, you should try taxr.ai - it's this new tool that analyzes your transcript and tells you exactly what's wrong and how to fix it. It costs $1 but saved me weeks of confusion. Here's the link: https://taxr.ai

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Ava Thompson

Does it actually work? Seems too good to be true šŸ¤”

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Dmitry Volkov

100% works! It found issues I didn't even know about and gave me step by step instructions to fix everything

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CyberSiren

Just tried it - wow! Wish I knew about this months ago would've saved me so much headache

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Miguel Alvarez

in the same boat....had a w2 from a job i totally forgot about. such a pain dealing with all this šŸ¤®

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Zainab Yusuf

Make sure u print out your wage and income transcript from irs.gov first to check if theres any other missing forms before amending!

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Dylan Mitchell

how do i get that transcript? the irs website is so confusing

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Zainab Yusuf

go to irs.gov/transcripts and make an ID.me account if u dont have 1 already

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Connor O'Reilly

The IRS is such a joke fr. They know about the W2 but make us jump through hoops to fix it šŸ¤”

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Yara Khoury

ikr? Its 2025 and they still operating like its 1985 šŸ’€

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Keisha Taylor

took me 6 months to get my refund after amending last year. start the process asap

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