I amended my federal taxes and I am to receive a refund, but it has not arrived. How long does it take to get a refund from an amended federal?

I put in a wrong code and paid what it said I owed. I realized my error and amended my return. It was accepted and am waiting on my refund. How long should I expect this to take? I submitted the amended return as soon as it opened.

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I amended my federal taxes and I am to receive a refund, but it has not arrived. How long does it take to get a refund from an amended federal?

Amended returns can take 6 months or more to process.

I amended my federal taxes and I am to receive a refund, but it has not arrived. How long does it take to get a refund from an amended federal?

The amended return will not be processed until the original return has processed AND it could then take 6 months or more so just be patient.

In the future never file the return until you review the entire return for errors, sleep on it at least 1 night and then do another complete review so you can avoid the situation you find yourself in ... there would be a lot fewer amended returns if everyone would just take a moment before they file.