Amend tax filing time?

United States
February 6, 2007 1:46pm CST
What's the average amount of time to amend past taxes?
1 response
@sylvrrain (659)
• United States
11 Feb 07
You have three years. If you find they owe you a refund, it has to be filed within three years to get the refund. If you find you owe, you will have to pay penalties and interest on what you owe, dating back to the year it should have been filed. If you are trying to amend this years tax return, give the IRS a few weeks to get your original tax return into their system.
• United States
12 Feb 07
Thanks! Do you know how long it takes the IRS to give the new amended tax in the mail?
@imnutz (288)
• United States
13 Feb 07
Typically it takes longer to get an amended return back, and especially if you file this time of year.