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Where’s My Amended Return?

Your amended return status is available 3 weeks after you submit Form 1040-X.

You can check your amended return status for this tax year and 3 prior years.

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Sign in to your Individual Account to access your:

  • Amended return status
  • Refund status
  • Tax records

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You’ll need this information:

  • Social Security number
  • Date of birth
  • ZIP code

Check your amended return status

Processing time for amended returns

Please allow 8 to 12 weeks to process your amended return. In some cases, it may take up to 16 weeks.

Find our current processing status.

If it’s been over 12 weeks

Some amended returns take longer than 12 weeks.

Further review may be needed if the return has:

  • Errors
  • Incomplete information
  • A missing signature
  • Form 8379, Injured Spouse Allocation
  • Identity theft or fraud suspected

An amended return may take longer to process if we need to:

  • Route it to a specialized area
  • Obtain clearance from the bankruptcy unit at the IRS
  • Get a review and approval by a revenue officer
  • Review an appeal or requested reconsideration of an IRS decision

If we need more information to process your amended return, we’ll contact you.

Returns you can’t check

You can’t check the status of:

  • Business returns
  • Carryback applications and claims
  • Injured spouse claims
  • Form 1040 marked as an amended or corrected (instead of Form 1040-X)
  • Returns processed by Examination, Bankruptcy or other special units

Related

Amended return frequently asked questions
File an amended return
Form 1040-X, Amended U.S. Individual Income Tax Return