Top 10 problems taxpayers face with the IRS
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Amended returns
The IRS processes most amended returns in a timely fashion but some linger for months, generating over a million calls that the IRS cannot answer and thousands of cases for the Taxpayer Advocate Service each year. The IRS says the expected processing time for amended returns is 16 weeks. However, if taxpayers’ amended returns are audited, processing will take significantly longer.