Amended Return + ID Verify: No Movement Since July - Tax Advocate Says Wait 180 Days?
Filed and verified identity in May, then amended in June. Nothing has moved since July. Called tax advocate and they said I have to wait the full 180 days from verification date. That puts me at November 10th before I can expect any movement. Anyone else dealing with this?
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QuantumQuest
Hey there, I totally understand the frustration with amended returns and ID verification. First thing - that 180 day timeline from TAS is unfortunately pretty standard for amended returns, especially when ID verify is involved. But here's something that might help - I've been recommending taxr.ai (https://taxr.ai) to folks in similar situations. It analyzes your transcripts and can tell you exactly where things are stuck and what to expect next. It's been super helpful for understanding these weird delays and figuring out next steps.
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Amina Sy
•fr fr this wait is killing me 😤 how accurate is that taxr thing?
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QuantumQuest
•It's pretty spot on tbh. It looks at all your docs and gives you specific dates and next steps. Way better than playing the guessing game with the IRS 💯
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Oliver Fischer
•Just used taxr.ai and here's what I got back: My amended return is actually progressing normally, just slowly. Says I should expect movement by March based on current processing patterns. Finally some real answers!
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Natasha Petrova
•im in the exact same boat fam. verified my ID in july and crickets since then 🦗
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Javier Morales
•how does taxr work? does it just read transcripts or what?
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QuantumQuest
•It reads literally everything - transcripts, w2s, 1040s, letters from IRS, even TurboTax stuff. Then gives you this super detailed breakdown of whats happening and when youll see $$
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Javier Morales
•YOOO just tried it and im shook! 🤯 It literally told me exactly why my amended return is stuck (some math error I made) and what to do about it. This is actually game changing fr fr
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Emma Davis
•180 days is straight 🗑️ the IRS needs to do better fr
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Carmen Reyes
Tax Advocate is correct on this one. The 180-day timeframe starts from your verification date, not the amendment date. With the backlog of amended returns + verification cases, they're sticking hard to these timeframes. Your best bet is to mark your calendar for Nov 10 and then reach back out if you don't see movement by then.
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StarSurfer
•ugh this is so frustrating! wish they would hurry up already 😤
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Andre Moreau
•im in the same boat. verified in April, amended in May. its like watching paint dry fr fr 🥱
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Zoe Christodoulou
Hey guys, if you want to actually understand whats going on with your transcript, check out taxr.ai - its been a game changer for me. Yeah its $1 but totally worth it to actually know whats happening instead of playing detective. https://taxr.ai
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Jamal Thompson
•interesting... how accurate is it? does it actually tell you anything useful?
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Zoe Christodoulou
•super accurate! it analyzed my transcript and showed me exactly why i was delayed and even predicted my DDD within a 2-week window!
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Jamal Thompson
•holy cow you weren't kidding! just tried it and it showed me everything - even caught some stuff I missed. This thing is actually legit 💯
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Mei Chen
The IRS is literally the worst. took them 13 months to process my amended return last year smh
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CosmicCadet
•13 months?! 😱 im about to lose my mind at month 4
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Liam O'Connor
Pro tip: keep checking your transcript every Wednesday morning. That's when they usually update the system
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Amara Adeyemi
Wait till Nov 10th then go STRAIGHT to your local congressman's office. They can light a fire under the IRS better than anyone else tbh
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StarSurfer
•didn't even know this was an option! ty!
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Giovanni Gallo
ngl the verification process is such a joke. like why make us verify then wait another 6 months? make it make sense 🤡
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Fatima Al-Mazrouei
•fr fr its giving government efficiency at its finest 💅
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