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Amended return delay? Is this "new normal?"

vaca — Fri, 20 Aug 2021 14:13:21 GMT

Hello! 🙂 We filed an amended return for a prior year and it shows received on 3/1 but as of 8/20 has STILL not been processed. Is this the "new normal" or did something go wrong with ours? The phone and web simply list "delays" and I have no way to reach a person to ask directly...

Re: Amended return delay? Is this "new normal?"

Critter-3 — Fri, 20 Aug 2021 14:38:28 GMT

This is very much the current normal as the IRS is short staffed and over tasked ... expect amended returns to take 6 months or much more to process ... some have reported it has taken more than a year.

Re: Amended return delay? Is this "new normal?"

vaca — Fri, 20 Aug 2021 14:42:52 GMT

Dang! I feel for them. I don't like taxes, but those are real people with families stuck in this mess with the rest of us. Thank you.