After you file

You amended your tax return and did not look at it to see if you owe or are getting a refund?   LOOK at the Form 1040X.    If you are getting a refund it is on line 18.  If you owe it is on line 20.   If you owe tax due you were supposed to pay it when you filed.

 

Even during “normal” times it takes about four months for the IRS to process an amended return.  During the pandemic and due to the severe backlog at the IRS it is taking much longer—six months or more for many amended returns.  Do not expect quick results from amending.  When the IRS issues a refund for an amended return it will be by check.  They do not make direct deposits for refunds for amended returns.  You can watch for information here:

 

 

 

https://www.irs.gov/Filing/Individuals/Amended-Returns-(Form-1040-X)/Wheres-My-Amended-Return-1

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