supersede or amend a pending 2019 tax

[snoopy_hsk]

I received a letter from IRS in March that form 1116 was missing from my return that I filed in February.  The fax number on the IRS letter did not work, so I sent the form in the mail.  It is still pending and it is preventing the stimulus check from coming as well.   When working on the 1116, I found out a state deduction I missed.  At this point, should I file a supersede tax forms for federal and state before July 15, or wait for IRS to catch up first and file the amended return?

[sjrcpa]

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And this is not holding up an EIP payment. Did you file a 2018 tax return?

[snoopy_hsk]

Yes, it is.  We did a large Roth conversion in 2018 which would disqualify us from receiving the payment.  The status says that the payment is pending due to the 2019 tax being pending.

[sjrcpa]

Interesting. I have not seen that status before.

IRS has been shut down since March; the mail is piled in trailers. No one will look at your correspondence for a long time.

Whether you file an amended return or a superseding return it, too, will be mailed and sit for a very long time.

You may not get the EIP until you file your 2020 return.