I have E-filed tax returns for 2019 on 22nd January 2020. I just found that IRS will only accept tax returns starting today. Am I ok here or should I amend my return?

[DoninGA]

Your tax returns will remain Pending until the IRS starts receiving tax returns. It may be several days after the IRS start date before your tax return gets accepted or rejected.

If you have e-filed your tax return and need to change the information on the tax return then you will need to wait for the tax return to either be accepted or rejected by the IRS.
If the tax return is rejected then you can make your changes and re-file the tax return.
If the tax return is accepted then you will have to amend the tax return to make your changes. An amended tax, Form 1040X, return can only be printed, signed, dated and mailed by you to the IRS, it cannot be e-filed. The IRS will take up to 4 months to process the amended tax return. Wait until you have received the tax refund or the taxes owed have been paid and processed by the IRS before amending the tax return.

[jeevan-nayani29]

IRS accepted my return already on friday. my question is that, if the IRS is supposed to accept from 27th jan, how did my returns got accepted last week. will this create any problem?

[DoninGA · Accepted solution]

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@jeevan-nayani29 wrote:

IRS accepted my return already on friday. my question is that, if the IRS is supposed to accept from 27th jan, how did my returns got accepted last week. will this create any problem?

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Nope.  No problem since the IRS accepted your return in one of the test batches the IRS pulled for testing their systems.

[jeevan-nayani29]

how do you know so much. thanks for the help!