@JayneMaine per news --- IRS is significantly backed up on paper / amended returns processing for the tax year 2020. So you may not hear from them for some time ( amended returns always receive lower priority till the then current year returns have been processed. So you have to wait -- there is nothing you can do about this but wait.
For the 2021 retrun it is a fresh and original return and have no connection to 2020 return including filing status ( single/MFJ/MFS/HoH/Widower/Widow etc )
Does this answer your query ?
