Why is my tax return taking so long to process? I amended it

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Sorry you're going through a tough time and frustrating experience you have had. Definitely, you have done all the right the things put in for priority processing of your tax return. If you have cancelled status this does not necessarily mean your income tax return has stopped processing, your return may be on hold. We may be reviewing your tax return to ensure you have included all of the information that has been reported to us. When you amended your tax return did you wait for the original tax return to be processed? If not, this can cause lengthy delays. Refer to our page about check the progress of your tax return (https://www.ato.gov.au/Individuals/Your-tax-return/Check-the-progress-of-your-tax-return/#:~:text=Check%20online%20using%20ATO%20online%20services&text=sign%20in%20to%20myGov,income%20year%20you%20are%20checking.). This provides information about the different tax return statuses, why there may be a delay and how to check online without having to phone us. We also have a wheres my tax return (https://community.ato.gov.au/s/article/a079s0000009Gl2AAE/wheres-my-tax-return) article you can look at too. Hopefully your return is processed shortly.

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