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After you file
It is taking the IRS at least six months to process amended returns, so amending your return for the unemployment tax would not be an effective way to resolve the difference between the amount owed on your original return and the recalculated amount when the IRS automatically recalculates the return. Your plan to call Monday is the best plan---there should be a number on the notice.
The IRS began to send out the additional refund checks for tax withheld from unemployment in May. The refunds are being sent out in batches—starting with the simplest returns first. If you are eligible for the extra refund for federal tax that was withheld from your unemployment the IRS will be sending you an additional refund sometime during the next several months. TurboTax cannot track or predict when it will be sent. The IRS has not provided a way for you to track it, so all you can do is wait for the refund to arrive.
Please read this very recent news from the IRS:
https://www.irs.gov/newsroom/2020-unemployment-compensation-exclusion-faqs