@PlayLoud wrote:
I'm in a similar situation, in that USPS tracking shows the IRS received my amended return on July 8th (it is now August 25th).
The site says "Your amended return information is currently unavailable in this application. It takes up to 3 weeks for an amended return to show on your account. You can generally expect your amended return to be processed within 16 weeks from the date we receive it. Check the date you filed your amended return and try again later."
Tomorrow marks 7 weeks since they received my amended return. I realize there is an extra delay due to COVID. I don't care if the actually processing take 4 months, or even 6 months. It's not critical that it gets processed super fast. I'm really just looking for it to show on my account (the part that normally takes up to 3 weeks). This is just me wanting confirmation that the appropriate people have received it.
Paper filed tax returns have been sitting in trailers for months due to the pandemic and limited staffing at the IRS. Approximately 11 million paper returns are currently being processed on an as received basis.
When the IRS starts processing your amended tax return the status will show on the IRS amended return website - https://www.irs.gov/filing/wheres-my-amended-return
Go to this IRS website for information - https://www.irs.gov/newsroom/irs-operations-during-covid-19-mission-critical-functions-continue
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.
