Amended due to EIC

[Woodstegan]

so me and my wife filed and got our return a month ago but we noticed my wife accidentally answered one of the questions wrong and that’s why we didn’t get the EIC even though we have 3 kids. So we get a letter from the irs saying we are eligible for the credit but we didn’t file so we have to fill out the paperwork and mail it back in. I did that but come to find out my wife amended already a week earlier to claim the credit. Do we just sit tight and wait for them to send us the money back? Will that delay everything? I’m hearing answers from 2 months to a while year yikes! On the paper it said we would get a check in the next 6-8 weeks. 

[MinhT1]

I think that if form 15111 is filled correctly, you should get your EIC in 6 to 8 weeks.

The IRS will likely not process your amended return before 10 to 16 weeks, and they will know that they have already paid your EIC.