Amended Return Timeline: How long until IRS accepts amendment?
I just amended my taxes yesterday and I'm wondering how long it typically takes for the IRS to accept the amendment? Anyone gone through this recently?
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Mohammed Khan
Tax pro here - amended returns typically take 16 weeks minimum to process, but lately I've been seeing 20+ weeks. The IRS is still catching up from covid backlog, so patience is key. You can start checking Where's My Amended Return tool after about 3 weeks to see if it's been received.
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Ella Russell
•ugh 20 weeks?! that's insane 😫 thanks for the heads up tho
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Gavin King
•mine took 32 weeks last year just fyi. absolute nightmare
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Nathan Kim
Hey! I found this tool called taxr.ai that helped me track my amended return status. It costs $4.99 but its worth it - gives you way more detail than the IRS website. Really helped me understand what was happening with my amendment.
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Eleanor Foster
•what exactly does it show you? better than wheres my refund?
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Nathan Kim
•way better! it reads your actual transcript and tells you specific dates, codes, and even predicts when you'll get your refund. saved me hours of googling random IRS codes lol
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Eleanor Foster
•just tried it and WOW 🔥 finally know whats actually happening with my amendment. best 5 bucks i ever spent fr fr
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Lucas Turner
in the same boat rn. filed my amendment in october and still crickets 🦗
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Kai Rivera
Make sure you keep copies of EVERYTHING. The IRS lost my amendment twice last year smh
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Anna Stewart
•how do they just lose paperwork like that?! theyre literally the government 🤡
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Layla Sanders
Check your transcripts every week. Sometimes they update there before the Where's My Amended Return tool shows anything
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Morgan Washington
•how do u even read those transcripts tho? its like another language fr
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Chloe Taylor
•@Nathan Kim mentioned taxr.ai earlier - it actually translates all those confusing transcript codes into plain English! Way easier than trying to decode them yourself
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Lydia Santiago
Filed my amendment back in September and still waiting too! The uncertainty is the worst part - you never know if they're actually processing it or if it got lost somewhere. I've been checking the IRS tool religiously but it just says "received" with no timeline. Really hoping it doesn't take the full 20+ weeks that others are mentioning 😅
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Destiny Bryant
•Same here! Filed mine in November and it's been radio silence ever since. The "received" status is so frustrating because you have no idea if that means they're actually working on it or if it's just sitting in a pile somewhere. Really wish the IRS would give us better updates on the process 😤
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