Massachusetts Amend Instructions: NOTE: If you used TurboTax CD/Download product to prepare and file your original return: Be sure to update your product. Go to Online and click on Check for Update. Open your 2011 Turbo Tax Federal return. 1) Go to Federal Taxes tab and click on Other Tax Situations 2) On the Other Tax Situations screen, scroll down to Other Tax Forms and click Start button next to Amend a Return.
3) On the We ll Guide You Through Your Amended Return screen, click Continue. 4) On the Have You Already Filed This Return? screen, indicate both Yes, I need to amend a return I already filed and I was contacted by TurboTax and told I may need to amend.
5) The next screen will ask you about your original federal return. 6) Even though you won t be amending your federal return, go ahead and enter the amount you paid or the refund you received on your original federal return and click Continue. 7) The next screen will ask you about the original state refund you received or the amount you paid on your original state tax return. See examples below. 8) This is an example of a state screen asking about the amount paid on your original return. 9) You can find the amount you paid from your original Massachusetts tax return as shown below, depending on which form you filed. Form: Description: Enter: Form 1 FOR Full-year residents long form Line 47 Form 1-NR/PY FOR Part-year OR Nonresidents Line 52
10) Here is an example of a state screen asking about your original refund received. Don t forget that it s the full refund prior to applying any of it to your 2012 tax return. 11) You can find the amount of your refund from your original Massachusetts tax return as shown below, depending on which form you filed. Form: Description: Enter: Form 1 FOR Full-year resident Line 44 Form 1-NR/PY FOR Part-year OR Nonresidents Line 49 12) Verify your Massachusetts amount; if not correct, enter the correct amount and click Continue. 13) On the Enter Your Explanation screen, enter this wording: On the original Massachusetts return, W-2 wages earned in Massachusetts were not included on Line 5 of the Massachusetts Form 1-NR/PY. This amended return correctly includes the Massachusetts W-2 wage amount on Form 1-NR/PY, Line 5.
14) The next screen is About Your Amended Federal Return. Since you are not amending your federal return, click Continue. You now have to answer a few more questions for your state amended return. 1) Go to your state return by selecting the State Taxes tab and click the Continue button.
2) If you have more than one state, click on the state that you are amending. 3) Now that you are in your state s interview, if you are using the TurboTax CD/Download, click on the Show Topic List (in upper right hand corner of the screen.) 4) If you are using the TurboTax Online product, click on Tools (in upper right hand corner of the screen) and then click on the Topic List in the Tools Center. 5) Scroll down the Topic List to State Taxes/ Massachusetts/ State Interview/ Your Massachusetts Return/ Other Forms You May Need/ Amended Massachusetts Tax Return and click on Application for Abatement/Amended Return (Form CA-6).
6) On the Filing Amended Return screen, click Yes to continue. 7) On the Report Tax Year screen, click Continue. 8) On the About Your Massachusetts Amended Return, there will be a few questions you will need to answer.
9) Scroll down the screen to see the explanation area under Line 1. In this area, enter the following explanation: On the original Massachusetts return, W-2 wages earned in Massachusetts were not included on Line 5 of the Massachusetts Form 1-NR/PY. This amended return correctly includes the Massachusetts W-2 wage amount on Form 1-NR/PY, Line 5. 10) Scroll down to lines 4, 5, and 6 and check the appropriate box if any of these statements apply.
Now it s time to print and mail your amended state return. Note: You cannot electronically file an amended tax return. Follow these steps: 1) Go to the Print & File tab and click on Print/Save for Your Records. 2) On the Print and Save Center, click on Print Returns
3) On the Print screen: a. Choose All official forms required for filing b. Uncheck the box for 2011 Federal tax return c. Check the box for Massachusetts state tax return. 4) Click Print button 5) The forms to mail will print. 6) The instructions will indicate any balance due that you need to pay or refund that you will receive. It will also include the address to mail the return. 7) Be sure to print out an extra copy to keep for your files.