Individuals Can Amend 2020 Tax Returns Electronically, IRS Says

Feb. 10, 2021, 5:42 PM UTC

Individuals will be able to amend their 2020 tax returns, which they’ll file this year, electronically, the IRS confirmed in an email to Bloomberg Tax.

The agency announced in August that the e-file option would be available, but only for 2019 individual amended returns. At the time, the IRS said it was planning additional improvements for the future.

  • Tax preparers who spoke to Bloomberg Tax said they were expecting the e-filing option to be available for the returns filed this year as well, but that they were still waiting for confirmation from the agency.
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