UGH Accountant Question!!!

So we did our taxes this weekend, and DH's uncle helped us do them because he's a CPA.

DH just called me, in a frenzy, asking if I mailed them yet, which I did. Turns out, there was some tax credit that we were supposed to be eligible for, called 'making work happen' or something to that effect? Basically, because we're poor haha. His brother tried to call him last night to let him know because he caught it in time to change his, but DH's phone was on silent and he never got the message (why BIL didn't call the house phone, I don't know ). Last year, he forgot to do it, but the IRS caught it and sent him the money anyways. We basically might be screwing ourselves out of 800 bucks.

Is there anything I can do now that this is already in the mail? Or does anyone know what this credit really is for? Please help!

You can do an amended return; but I would wait for your return to be processed before you send in the amended.

Here's some info on the credit:

The Making Work Pay Credit

FM me if you have more questions since I'm a CPA.

our accountant told us it was basically for getting out of bed and going to work each day. hey, i'll take it!!

sorry i don't have any advice about having it added in but here's some that they catch it and include it in your refund anyway!!

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Posted by coldasice217

If I have to wait until after the original return is processed to file the amendment, it will be after 4/15. Does that matter, as long as the original return was filed prior to that?

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No it doesn't matter. Your first priority is to file it before 4/15; which you did. Then you have up to 3 years from the filing date to do the amended tax return.