Amended return not showing up

Forum|Forum|2 years ago
March 4, 2024
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Around mid December 2023, I mailed my 2022 amended tax return. I went to the website to check.

https://www.irs.gov/filing/wheres-my-amended-return

It says nothing. It’s been almost 3 months. Wouldn’t it have said received and processing by now? Anything I can do to rule out it is lost? And send in another return?

Cynthiad66

Level 14

No, do not send in another amended return. That might add more confusion and delay. It takes a while to process mailed-in returns. You can create an online account at the IRS which will give you more information about the status of all of your IRS accounts.

IRS Online Account

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jyeh74Author

Level 6

How is my link to check for amended return going to show anything different than signing up for IRS account? If it’s not there, it’s not there.

PaulaM

Alumni - Expert

It can take a long time to process an amended return. 12-16 weeks on average. Give it some more time.

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PaulaM

Alumni - Expert

Don't resend an amended return. That can cause more mistakes. You must give it some time. 12-16 weeks is an average not a hard timeline. I wouldn't check again until after the current filing period has passed. So after 4/15/24, then check and/or call.

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jyeh74Author

Level 6

I just checked the online system and it says there is no record. If it was received, it should at least say something along the lines of received and processing or something. I tried calling the number but could not connect to someone live. I think now is the time to send another version. December to April is 4 months. Let's say I resend one, they receive it. What happens if the someone find the original one. Will they know that the new one was processed and refund is sent?

jyeh74Author

Level 6

@PaulaM @Cynthiad66

JotikaT2

Employee Tax Expert

According to this link from the IRS, they are currently processing amended returns received in March, 2024.

There are some situations where the IRS website will not show the status of the amended return. Please see the section titled "What types of amended returns aren't available in the tool" in this website to see if your amended return falls under any of these categories.

Finally, one more option would be to try to call the IRS with the information in this link. Sometimes talking to an agent will get you more direct answers for the status of your amended return.

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