Drake Tax - States Generally - Generating and e-Filing Amended Individual Returns
Article #: 16938
Last Updated: October 18, 2024
Listed below are the locations in Data Entry where you can mark a state return as Amended. Federal Form 1040-X can be e-filed, however, only certain state amended returns are eligible for e-filing. The e-filing column is for the current tax year program and may not be applicable to prior years. See state-specific help for more information. Additional states may enable e-filing at a later date or may not be available in prior years of Drake Tax.
| State | Where to Generate Amendment | Can be e-Filed |
|---|---|---|
| AL | AL > Other tab > X screen | No |
| AR | AR > Other tab > X screen | Yes |
| AZ | AZ > Miscellaneous tab > X and XEXP screens | No |
| CA | CA > Other tab > X screen | Yes |
| CO | CO > Other tab > X screen | Yes |
| CT | CT > Other tab > X screen | No |
| DC | DC > Other tab > X screen | Yes |
| DE | DE > Other tab > X or 2X screen | No |
| FL | N/A | N/A |
| GA | GA > Other tab > X and X2 screen | Yes |
| HI | HI > General tab > AMD screen | Yes |
| IA | IA > Other tab > 102 screen | Yes |
| ID | ID > screen 1 > Fill out the Amended Return Only section | Yes |
| IL | IL > Other tab > X and X2 screen | Yes |
| IN | IN > Other tab > X screen | Yes |
| KS | KS > Other tab > X screen | Yes |
| KY | KY > Other tab > X screen | Yes |
| LA | LA > Other tab > X screen | Yes |
| MA | MA > screen 1 > choose Return Type | Yes |
| MD | MD > Other tab > X screen | Yes |
| ME | ME > Other tab > X screen | Yes |
| MI | MI > Other tab > X screen | Yes |
| MN | MN > Other tab > X screen | No |
| MO | MO > screen 1 > Amended Return checkbox then the X screen to complete lines 42 and 43. | Yes |
| MS | MS > Other tab > X screen | Yes |
| MT | MT > Other tab > AMD and AMD2 screens | Yes |
| NC | NC > Other tab > X screen | Yes |
| ND | ND > ND1 screen > check one of the Amended Return check boxes, then complete the Other tab > AMD screen. | Yes |
| NE | NE > Other tab > X, X2, X3 screens | No |
| NH | NH > screen 1 > Amended checkbox | Yes |
| NJ | NJ > Other tab > X screen | Yes |
| NM | NM > Other tab > X screen | No |
| NV | NV > TXR screen > Amended Return checkbox | No |
| NY | NY > Other tab > X1, X2, X3, X4 screens | Yes |
| OH | OH > Other tab > X screen | Yes |
| OK | OK > 511 screen > Filing an Amended return field, then the Other tab > 511X or NRX screen. | Yes |
| OR* | OR > Other tab > X1 screen | Yes |
| PA | PA > Other tab > X screen | Yes |
| RI | RI > Other tab > X screen | Yes |
| SC | SC > Other tab > X screen | Yes |
| TN | TN > 170 screen > Amended return check box | Yes |
| TX | TX > screen 1 > Amended Return chec kbox | No |
| UT | UT > Other tab > 40X screen | Yes |
| VA | VA > Other tab > X screen | Yes |
| VT | VT > screen 1 > Amended Returns section | Yes |
| WA | WA > General tab > MAIN screen > check box and link for amended explanation (X screen). | Yes |
| WI | WI > Other tab > X screen | Yes |
| WV | WV > General tab > screen 140 > Amended field; WV > Other > X3 screen | No |
*You can generate the amended returns for Portland, Oregon Forms MC40 and MC40NP, MET40 and MET40NP, METBIT-20, METBIT-20S, METBIT-41, or METBIT-65 in Drake Tax, however, they must be paper-filed at this time. Be sure to include a written statement with the reason for the amendment and the dollar amounts changed. This statement can be generated in any word editor and then printed for paper-filing.