Iowa Amend Instructions:

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1 Iowa 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.

2 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.

3 5) There may be a next screen asking you about your original federal return. 6) If you see this screen, 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) There may be a next screen asking you about the original state refund you received. 8) This screen is 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. If you see this refund screen for Iowa, answer the questions and click Continue.

4 9) You can find the amount of your refund on your original Iowa tax return on IA 1040, Line 69. DO NOT include any amounts on lines 71, 73, or ) If you had a tax due amount you will see this screen that asks about the amount paid on your original Iowa return. 11) You can find the amount you paid from your original Iowa tax return on Form IA 1040, Line 72. DO NOT include any amounts on Lines 73 or 74.

5 12) Verify your Iowa amount; if not correct, enter the correct amount and click Continue. 13) On the Enter Your Explanation screen, enter this wording: The original Iowa return had an incorrect retirement exclusion amount on Form IA 1040, Line 21. This amended return shows the correct retirement exclusion amount on Line 21, and click Continue. 14) The next screen is About Your Amended Federal Return. Since you are not amending your federal return, click Continue.

6 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.

7 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/ Iowa/ State Interview/Your Iowa Return/ Miscellaneous/Additional Forms You May Need/ Additional Forms you May Need and click on Change a Previous State Return.

8 6) On the Filing An Amended Return screen, click Yes. 7) On the Amount Paid on Original Return screen, review again the amount you paid (if any) and click Continue. 8) On the Reason for Amending Original Return screen, check the box for Other Correction, and click Continue. 9) On the Report Tax Year screen, make sure 2011 is indicated in the field. 10) On the About Your Iowa Amended Return screen, you will need to make the some entries.

9 11) Scroll down to the area requesting Reason for Amendment and check the box for Other.

10 12) Scroll down the screen to see the Explanation of Changes to Income, Deductions, and Credits area. In this area, enter the following explanation: The original Iowa return had an incorrect retirement exclusion amount on Form IA 1040, Line 21. This amended return shows the correct retirement exclusion amount on Line 21, then click Continue. 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.

11 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 Iowa 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.

12 7) Be sure to print out an extra copy to keep for your files.