IRS Refund System Broken?
4205raymond
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I never received the $600 second stimulus or the letter from the White House but my wife did (by check and USPS) which was very puzzling. After a great deal of research I found out there was a glitch in the system and i was forced to take a credit on my 1040-SR return which I mailed on March 22nd.
I keep trying on the IRS's Get Refund Application and it keeps telling me that no information is available. I know I should probably file electronically but I have always done my tax returns on paper and make a copy with no problems. I Have not received a notice of overdue. They owe me $272 which I could care less about but i would like to at least know they received my tax return. They claim a paper return should take about six weeks but other things could delay a refund.
In desperation I even set up a account with the IRS hoping it would show the status of my 2020 return with no luck. Everything on my account is correct, The 2nd stimulus for $600 shows as "0" but no info on my 2020 return.
In the IRS"s info they say do not send a second return. They also say updated June 15,2021 "As of June 5th,2021, we had 18.2 million unprocessed individual returns in the pipeline." I am thinking perhaps the Recovery Rebate Credit slowed my return down or it never made it to Kansas City, Mo.
About three months ago I guess, I purchased a shotgun from seller in CT and it went to MO and back again to NY. Took over a month for me to get the firearm. Seller wrote a great feedback about my patience. I honestly don't know what to think. I know my patience is growing very thin with the IRS.
Any words of wisdom from you guys and gals. Thank you.--------------------------------Ray
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the goverment never gives it just takes
I am in the same boat, the IRS has broken my tax filing.
Last year when we filed by mail it took 8 months to get our tiny refund ( less than $100 ) from the feds. Like you I couldn't even confirm they got our return. This year we filed electronically and that same amount only took 6 weeks. It seems they are trying to force people to file online by being so slow with the paper returns. Bob
My brother in law just received his refund check this week and he filed in early February.
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RefundSystem Broken?!Fixed it for you. 😀
We spent the x-tra money and had our taxes done by the Block. It was quick and easy. They electronic filed it that day and we had our return like 4 weeks later. The hassle free, stress free was worth the fee to have it done.
Good point. Thank you.--------Ray
We started filing an electronic return and it has worked well for us, especially with the USPS at their current level of efficiency. Right now I sincerely believe the Post Office could lose a bathtub. It's easy to say "be patient" but that's probably your best option.
Joe, up until about five years ago, i itemized deductions and it would have been quite expensive to get a preparer to do my taxes. I always figured if I have to go to the trouble to gather up all those receipts etc. , I might as well do them myself. With the standard deduction it is not a big deal. Usually I owe money and as soon as my check gets posted (usually pretty fast) at least I know they got my return. Not so this year. Over three months and counting.
Maybe next year I will try it your way. I know their are many factors. the virus, USPS slowdown/non- delivery, recovery rebate credit and of course the IRS bureaucracy.------Ray
Trust me, it is not just the IRS refund system that is busted. Our entire Federal government monstrosity is busted, broke and ran by the woke. "WE THE PEOPLE" never, ever cross their minds.
I even got a direct deposit from a IT- 201 Amended return for 2019 in NY. Less than ten days and I filed on paper. Old King Cuomo must be cracking the whip up in Albany to keep his seat.-------------Ray
Seems to me if they can charge interest on $ due to them we should be able to do the same on $ owed to us.