Should I mail Amended Returns to the IRS at this time?

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July 17, 2020
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I have a few Amended Returns to mail in for 2017, 2018 and 2019. I am hesitant to mail them if they are just going to be sitting at the bottom of a pile of 10 Million pieces of mail for the next six months or longer. Has anyone heard any updates as to whether to mail tax returns yet? And even if they are going to start E-filing in August, it will only be for 2019 Tax Returns, correct? Any recommendations?

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dkh

Level 15

this article states IRS has 8300 employees working on opening mail https://federalnewsnetwork.com/workforce/2020/07/irs-commissioner-expects-full-staffing-at-tax-processing-call-centers-by-mid-july/

What if you wait several months only to realize they could've been processed in less than a month?

Send them with high hopes they'll land on the top of the pile.

Just-Lisa-Now-

Intuit Community Champion

Yes, the Efile ability in August will be for 2019 only.
I've mailed in a few 1040Xs since the shutdown...therye going to be sitting in a pile now or in 4 months from now, so they can sit there just as easy as sit on my desk.

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BobKamman

Level 15

It's like calling Intuit customer service. Do you want to wait on hold for four hours now, or do you want to wait on hold for four hours in October?

IRS work assignments are highly specialized. The people who review amended returns are not the people who do data entry for paper 1040's. For all we know, they are sitting around waiting for work because too many people aren't sure if they are back in the office.

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nancyrosetaxservAuthor

Level 3

Thanks everyone! Makes sense - so I will be mailing these in asap.

Thanks again for all your replies.

sjrcpa

Level 15

Also, just because IRS says they will start accepting 2019 amended tax returns in August does not mean any tax software will be updated for this in August.

The more I know the more I don’t know.

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