It is taking the IRS six months or more to process amended returns; if you sent in an amended return recently it is unlikely that the IRS has even looked at it yet. And when you get a refund for an amended return it is never by direct deposit. When the IRS sends a refund for an amended return they will only mail a check to the address on your tax return.
So the deposit was likely the automatic "extra" refund the IRS is sending after they recalculated your refund. The IRS does not want amended returns for the change in the unemployment tax law. They are recalculating refunds for people who filed before the law changed in the middle of the tax season and sending out extra refunds if you paid tax on the first $10,200 of unemployment.
Sit tight. Do not send anything else in to the IRS for now. We cannot see what you put on your Form 1040X or know why the amount of the "extra" refund is less than you think it should be. Many people get very confused by amended returns so we do not know if you entered or looked at the right information on your Form 1040X. Eventually when the IRS processes the Form 1040X they will reconcile the "extra" refund already sent to you with any possible refund still owed to you on the 1040X.
Do not expect quick results from an amended return. It is taking at least six months and sometimes longer for them to process---yours will take more attention since you went ahead and amended AND got the automatic extra refund.
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