Federal Accepted, State Rejected

RI96929

This is my first time filing taxes.

My federal returns were accepted, but my state returns were rejected.
I confirmed that this was due to a small typo in the W-2 form.
Nothing else (related to the federal returns) is incorrect.

However, because my federal returns were accepted, I cannot edit the W2, only Box 16 (I want to edit Box 17).

Should I opt to mail my state returns? Would anything change if the CORRECT state withholdings were $0 (as written on my actual W-2). Do I need to file a 1040-X? Is there a limit on how many times I can refile from scratch?

Thank you.

MatthewD

Hello,

When this happens, you will need to mail your tax return since there is no way to only update box 18 of your W-2 when your federal return has been accepted.