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amended return

amended return

1 6.4
A tax form sent to correct information filed earlier with the tax office
  • noun
  • /əˈmɛndɪd rɪˈtɜrn/
  • Specialized
translation icon : declaración enmendada
  • To claim the missed deductions, he submitted an amended return for the previous tax year.

Examples

  • Allow taxpayers either to file an amended return for 1992 and claim a refund, or take the tax benefits on their 1993 tax return (to be filed April 15, 1994).

    Academic text (1993)
  • In an amended return also released Friday, Representative Paul D. Ryan, Mr. Romney's running mate, disclosed that he and his wife had initially failed to report $61,122 in income from 2011.

    Blog text (2)
  • When the filing of an amended return is necessary, there is no rush.

    Academic text (1993)
  • But that can always be fixed by filing amended returns for the years in question.

    Blog text (17)
  • An amended return might be needed for 1988.

    Academic text (1990)
  • If you want to claim the deduction on last year's return but have already filed it, simply file an amended return to report the loss.

    Blog text (1)
  • File an amended return for a home-related tax deduction or credit that you failed to take.

    Blog text (9)
  • Taxpayers who gave tangible personal property to charity during the last half of 1992 and who were subject to AMT should file an amended return for 1992 and claim a refund.

    Academic text (1993)
  • In an amended return, Paul Ryan, the vice presidential candidate, told the I.R.S. that he and his wife had "inadvertently" failed to report $61,122 in income from 2011.

    Blog text (7)
  • If you made a mistake on your taxes, you can file an amended return to correct it.

How Corrected

amended return
  • Specialized
1 6.4
correction
88 2.7
refile
  • Formal
6.2

Surface Forms

Morphology

amended + return

The noun phrase is transparently compositional: 'amended' means modified/corrected and 'return' is a tax document, so 'amended return' straightforwardly denotes a tax return that has been corrected or updated. This is a literal, cross-linguistically common construction that a B1 learner who knows both constituent words can readily understand.

Etymology

The noun amended return comes from the simple idea of sending a tax return and later making it amended, meaning to 'fix' or 'change' the information. So an amended return is the tax form you send to correct a mistake in a return you already filed.