If you're wondering about your amended tax return status, the IRS provides tools to check the status of your amended return.
Amended Return Status
To check the IRS amended refund status, you can use the IRS Where's My Amended Return? tool on the IRS website.
You will need to know:
- Social Security Number of the primary taxpayer (first person listed) on the return
- Date of Birth of primary taxpayer
- Zip Code listed on tax return
What tax years can I Check with the IRS tool?
The tax amendment status look-up is available for the current year and the three prior years. The IRS does not send a confirmation when the amended return is received. You can check the Where's My Amended Return? link to see if the IRS has received the return and to track the status of the return.
When can I check the status of my amended return?
Please allow at least three weeks from date of submission to check for the status of the amended return. Amended returns generally take between 8 and 12 weeks to be processed. However, the amended return can take up to 16 weeks to be processed.