ProSeries Frequently Asked Questions

Products Affected:

ProSeries/1120

How do I amend a 1120 corporation return?

To Amend Form 1120 or 1120-A Federal and State Return

1. Open the originally filed return.
2. From the File menu, select Save As. Save the return with a new name such as Clie1234amend.08c. This keeps the original file intact.
3. Open Form 1120X.
4. To amend a current year return, in the Amended Return Smart Worksheet, check box A. This freezes the amounts in column A.
5. If you have a state return attached, go to the state and select the amended form. If you do not have a state attached, skip to step 9.
6. Go to the Helpmenu and select Help Center. Select Tax Help on the left, if necessary.
7. Review the Tax Help instructions to determine how to amend the state return. In most cases, you must check a box to freeze the original state amounts. A column will then show the amounts that were originally reported on the state's main form.
8. Go back to the federal return.
9. Open Form 1120 or 1120-A and other forms and worksheets and make the necessary changes.
10. Open Form 1120X. Column C will show the results of the changes you made in step 9.
11. If you have a state return attached, go to the state return and make any necessary state changes.
12. Open the amended state form. The changes will show in the Corrected Amount column.
13. Save the return.
14. If you will be mailing the amended return, print and mail it to the service center where the original return was filed.
15. If you will be electronically filing the amended Form 1120 return, please follow the instructions on the How do I electronically file an amended corporation return? web page.

To Amend Form 1120-H Federal

1. Open the originally filed return.
2. From the File menu, select Save As. Save the return with a new name such as Clie1234amend.08c. This keeps the original file intact.
3. On Form 1120-H, check box (4)to indicate an amended return.
4. Make the necessary changes to the return.
5. If there is a state return attached, follow the state instructions above.
6. Save and print the return. The completed return should be mailed to the service center where the original return was filed.