MASS AMENDED RETURN

[GeorgeM]

I have a Mass amended return to complete. TRX PRO only has the CA6 form without the worksheet.

What do I have to send in to the State of MA, the return will have a balance due.

I see only sending in a completed Form 1, with the words "Amended return" printed on page 1.

Thank you and have a wonderful day.

[Jack from Ohio]

You must send the completed CA6. The CA6 is actually the amended form. Send an updated copy of the MA-1 as documentation for the CA6. This information is all in the instructions for CA6. The CA6 is the worksheet as well.

[Catherine]

Massachusetts amended returns go best when you drown them in paper. If you send in the CA-6 alone (which is, as Jack notes, the amendment form -- for ALL Mass. returns), the first thing you'll get back is a notice asking for supporting documentation.

I have always sent in the CA-6, followed by a new Form 1, marked across the top "As Amended" and with highlighter to call attention. I also append a copy of the original Form 1, marked and highlighted across the top "As Originally Filed". With all that paperwork, the amendment goes through smoothly.

It also means that you can use the "changed" line items on the CA-6 just for the crucial items (of which one is always "total tax").

Catherine