Let me take a shot at answering the last question. I e-filed my federal return on 2/20/24. As of the morning of 6/10/24, the IRS website "Where is my Refund," stated that my return had been received.
During this time, I found a couple of mistakes in the original 1040 and it was at that time that I filed an amendment 1040X form on the evening of 6/11/24. The amendment was accepted by the IRS the same day.
Later that evening, on 6/11/24, I checked the IRS website again and discovered that my refund had been approved and that it would deposited in my checking account by the 12th of June.
On 6/11/24, I received the email notifying me that I would be charged a fee to accomplish the deposit.
