How Long Does It Take To Receive The New House Tax Credit?

I recently applied for it as an amendment to my 2008 return.  I filed it approximately two weeks ago and was told it would be sometime in mid May to the end of May

I amended my return in early to mid March - I still have not received mine yet :(

I filed mid march too, nothing yet. Said 8-12 weeks, although I am hoping they are ahead of schedule. Wish I could find out / make sure they received it.

I'm in the same boat.  I filed early March still nothing.  They told me late April but I have a feeling it wont be for another month.  Contacting the IRS at this time of the year is a headache.

I filed for the amendment in mid March. It is early May and still have not received it. I'm thinking it will be in the mail any day now.

We filed for the amendment in early april and now it is june------nothing yet

I amended taxes end of May and haven't heard a thing. They are quick to collect...not so much when having to issue!

We filed our amended return the end of may how long should we give it to be sent to us

I filed in Mid-march, called in early May to check on it and was told it was not entered into the system until April 13th and it would be 8-12 weeks after that date before I heard from them.  So early June I got a letter stating they saw that I had submitted an original return, but they could not find it and I must send that in again (even though when I called the help desk said everything was in order and all there).  So now I am playing the waiting game again.

We sent our amended first-time home-buyers in the 1st of April and now its July 1!

Mine was sent also in april. Still waiting. Husband convinced we're never gonna get it.

I sent mine in the middle of March. The IRS shows that it was received on March 26 and after 15 weeks I am still waiting. They are extremely backed up and they sent a resolution request to the person who has my amended return for processing on June 22. Now, I have to wait until July 22 and then speak to a taxpayer advocate if I have not heard anything yet. This really sucks!!!!

Wow...we closed on may 15th, sent amended it and sent it in on the 21st, still waiting...this week its 8 weeks. I know people who closed in march and got theirs exactly 7 to 8 weeks later...check comes on a saturday in case your wondering!

I amended my taxes on may 4th 2009. 2 weeks ago i called IRS which they told me it could take up to 12 weeks from the time they received it, which was on May 7th. H and R block told me it was orig 6 to 8 weeks, I still did not get anything. Still Waiting  :(

I did mine on April 23, the y got it on the 29th, we call yesterday they said that i could take 12 to 16 weeks...this is my week #10..so I'll let you know

We closed on our house May 29th and I mailed in our amended return the next day.  We still have not received the tax credit either.  We want the money to make some improvements on the home.

I don't understand why they don't allow you to e-file an amended return and why they don't direct deposit the money, especially if you had your original refund direct deposited.  It makes this process so painfully slow.  I'm wondering if the people that posted answers on here 3 and 4 months ago actually got their return yet.

I understand that a lot of people are filing for this but I don't honestly understand why it takes so long.  My amended return was 3 pages long.  It can't honestly take them 12 weeks to look at 3 pages and send a check.  They also have different centers for people to mail them to so it's not like everybody is sending their amendment to one location.  

I don't want to complain about it too much because it is a very generous thing that they are doing but it's just frustrating that it takes so long especially since we need the money.

We aren't closing until the 31st, (7/31) but my bank informed me of situations they had already handled where people were able to amend their taxes before closing and get the money by the time they needed it for closing costs. Which we were banking on. I amended my taxes and sent them in on the 10th of July. So far, nothing, and the IRS website doesn't help. I would expect since they state online that it could be 12+ weeks, they aren't going to tell me anything different if I call, so I’ll will just have to wait and see. Praying that since I was able to amend on TurboTax and request a direct deposit that it will get here sooner rather than later as everything online I have been seeing indicates direct deposit is quicker. Wondering what kind of hick-ups I'll run into having amended it early with a closing date for the future. Even though the bank said that’s worked for others, I’ve just learned to question everything and expect hassle as long as it has anything to do with getting my money back from the government.        I'll keep you posted.

We closed july 8th and sent it in right away. My accountant told me 3 months so im looking at october, really could use it too, my a/c isnt working right!

I closed on my house on april 21st and filled for my return on may 1st it is now september 10th and nothing yet.

I sent my amended return in early September (I sent it Fed Ex so I could track it).  I called IRS 2 weeks later to confirm they got it and they said it was put in the system on Sept 9.  I was reading some blogs and saw that there is a lot of fraud going on with the tax credit so it was recommended I send the HUD form from closing so I did.  Unfortunately people that didn't even close on a house yet are trying to get the credit so that is backing things up a bit too.  It's October 10 now and I followed up with the IRS and they said it already went to the next department for approval on 10/1 so as soon as it is approved there, they will make the adjustment and cut the check.  I also want to make note that each time I called the IRS, they were very nice and seem to understand everyone wants there money right away.  I apologized for calling and they both had said that's what they are there for so don't hesitate to call them!

I amended my '08 taxes 09/01/09 and received my check 10/15/09.  Free money!!!!!!!

We closed on our new home in mid-June and filed our amendment in early July. I just spoke with the IRS and our check was mailed in mid-Oct… we just haven’t received it yet. She said it can take up to 4 weeks (?!) to get to us.

My husband and I bought our house in February 09. We had an amended return done and sent it in early july. At that time people were saying 12-14 weeks was the average wait. So, we were thinking maybe in september we should hear SOMETHING?? My husband called, they said it was being processed. Well, didn't happen...and it's funny reading the other answers because they also sent us back a new form claiming they had completely lost one out of our paperwork. We waited a few more weeks after that and called again. The woman said everything was fine and to call back in a week or two and we should be given a date to expect our check!! That again was not the case. After 2 more weeks i called again and they said it had been put on pause and we needed to put in a resolution request which also would take another month just 2 find out why it was even on hold!! Called back again and they said it SHOULD'VE been put back in the order it was when they'd realized they lost something. This has been so frustrating. Im beginning to wonder if it will ever be here at all. It seems like a joke