Hello, I mailed an amended tax return to the IRS in March. When I try to check in the status it says none available. Is there anyway to make sure the IRS received it?

[xmasbaby0]

The only way to know the IRS received a return you mailed is to mail it certified mail or using some other mailing service that tracks it and lets you know it was received.

   The IRS is not working on mailed returns now---and an amended return can only be filed by mailing it in.  Under normal circumstances you would be able to see something about your mailed in Form 1040X after about three weeks, but that is not the case right now.  The usual 4 months for processing an amended return is going to take longer.  Sorry.

https://www.cnn.com/2020/04/20/politics/irs-mail-trailers-covid/index.html

MAILED RETURNS

Per the IRS website IRS Operations During COVID-19: Mission-critical functions continue: The IRS is not currently able to process individual paper tax returns. If you already have filed via paper but it has not yet been processed, do not file a second tax return or write to the IRS to inquire about the status of your return or your economic impact payment. Paper returns will be processed  once processing centers are able to reopen. 

 If you mail a tax return (or a payment) to the IRS, it is a good idea to use a mailing service that will track it like UPS or certified mail so you will know it was received.

 TurboTax will not know anything about your amended return, and nor will TT know that you put your 1040X  in an envelope and took it to a mailbox.  TurboTax does not get updates on mailed  (or e-filed) returns.

When the IRS finally opens its mail and begins to process mailed returns you can check the status on the IRS site.

https://www.irs.gov/Filing/Individuals/Amended-Returns-(Form-1040-X)/Wheres-My-Amended-Return-1

https://www.irs.gov/filing/individuals/amended-returns-form-1040-x/amended-return-frequently-asked-q...

[Texas Roger]

Since many mailed returns are sitting in stacks near operations centers unopened, there is no way to know for sure the IRS received it until they open it and start processing it. The IRS has not indicated how long it will take them to work through the backlog. Amended returns take 16 weeks or more to process in normal times so you may have a long time to wait. Just continue to look for the status using the IRS tracking web site: https://www.irs.gov/filing/wheres-my-amended-return