Amended return status

[CMichelle393]

I filed an amended return to claim the stimulus payments for my child who I initially hadn't claimed on my return back on September 11, 2021 but it's still only showing as received but hasn't been processed yet- and at the top of the message where the status bar used to be now says take action. I called once 4 weeks ago and they said they couldn't find any reason I would have needed to call but it's been 21 weeks now and I haven't received any written correspondence from IRS either! So what does this mean?

[KrisD15]

The IRS is now saying that amended returns are taking more than 20 weeks. 

Click the link below for more information and contact info. 

IRS LINK FOR MORE HELP

[fanfare]

expect your amended return to take seven to nine months to be processed.

[t_gwynn1]

Does your answer concerning the length of time it takes IRS to process an amended return apply to a 2022 return amended by e-file? The only change was to check a block (Yes, I can be claimed as a dependent by someone else)?

[RobertB4444]

@t_gwynn1  Yes, I'm afraid so. 

These original answers were about 2020 amendments being filed this year but the line for amendments is not getting shorter.