I completed my amended 2018 return, but it isn't showing on TurboTax. How do I pull it up?

[DoninGA]

To access your current or prior year online tax returns sign onto the TurboTax website with the userID you used to create the account - https://myturbotax.intuit.com/

Scroll down to the bottom of the screen and on the section Your tax returns & documents click on Show. Click on the Year and Click on Download/print return (PDF)

If you amended the 2018 tax return using the online editions and If the amended tax return Form 1040X is not included in the PDF, then you will need to wait until the TurboTax 2019 online editions become available in December 2019 before the amended return will be available in the PDF.

An amended tax return can only be printed, signed, dated and mailed to the IRS.  You have up to three years from the original due date of the tax return to file an amended return for a tax refund.

[wdaniell]

I amended my 2018 return in the proper manner 5 months ago, but it is still not in the IRS system. Please advise!

[macuser_22]

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@wdaniell wrote:

I amended my 2018 return in the proper manner 5 months ago, but it is still not in the IRS system. Please advise!

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The ONLY way to know if the IRS received it is if you mailed certified with tracking.

Because of the 12 week COVID-19 IRS shutdown, NO mailed returned were process at all so there is a backlog if millions paper returns now.  Amended returns normally take about 4 months to process, but it might take that long this year for the mail even to get opened.

See https://www.irs.gov/newsroom/irs-operations-during-covid-19-mission-critical-functions-continue

Processing Delays for Paper Tax Returns: Taxpayers should file electronically through their tax preparer, tax software provider, or IRS Free File.

We're experiencing delays in processing paper tax returns due to limited staffing. If you already filed a paper return, we will process it in the order we received it.

Do not file a second tax return or contact the IRS about the status of your return.