BobKamman
Level 15

You can file a paper 1040-X, the sooner the better.  IRS is not speaking to your particular case and in fact they have admitted that some adjustments will have to be made on amended returns.  When they tell hundreds of thousands of people not to file an amended return, they are not telling them to avoid filing an amended return if there are other mistakes to correct.  If you want to wait till summer or later for them to make an attempt at your client's return, which will not fix the major problem with it, then do that.  

"Taxpayers may need to file an amended return if the tax break makes them newly eligible for additional federal credits and deductions that weren’t already included on the original tax return, the IRS said.

For example, the unemployment tax break may make some people newly eligible for the Earned Income Tax Credit. Taxpayers who didn’t claim the credit on their initial return must file an amended return to get it. They may want to review their state tax returns, as well, the IRS said."

https://www.cnbc.com/2021/03/31/10200-unemployment-tax-break-irs-refunds-will-start-in-may-.html

 

 

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