More likely your forms are sitting on someone's desk in the IRS and got lost amidst all their paper.
I efiled in May and it was processed within weeks. Good luck!
Oh! I have a refund due.
Keep calling until you get an answer
I mailed my 2020 form at around the same time. I then got a notice early August that my form was too damaged to process. I re-filed mid-August and then got my return mid-September. They are overloaded incompetent idiots, as they lost my 2019 return.
I had a similar problem last year. E-filed, and then got a notice that I owed penalties and interest even though I had the cancelled check back.
Took several weeks of phone calls to get them to acknowledge the error.
Persistence eventually did pay off though.
You can call your representative in Congress and they could provide constituent services. Another option is to contact the Office of the Taxpayer Advocate in the IRS, they have probably fielded a lot of similar complaints given the IRS’s backlog. The Advocate’s role is to assist taxpayers when having troubles with the IRS bureaucracy.
My business partner was there a month ago. DT fed bldg. Hates going there and we had to toss a coin for this bogus trip. Told me the entire office, the receptionist was the only dude in there, I kid you not. Dont bother calling either as you have a better chance to score with any Victoria’s Secret model than getting thru.
They had no problem cashing my check
I filed mine electronically March 21st. Received my refund mid-August.
I told him if it's not the last minute I don't worry about it.
I never get in a rush to give the government my hard earned money.
Given the present state of the USPS, I would not mail any important item without tracking and possibly a signature. Yes, its expensive. Without it you have zero to stand on.
Go back in time. E-file your returns.
Sorry. Not much of a solution but that’s all I have.
I filed in May 2021. I am still waiting for my refund.
I sent mine in on April 15th, I enclosed a check of $900 that has not been cashed.
Yes, they were behind for 2019 for paper forms, took about 9 months. Had the same message on the account site, but since a check was mailed with the forms and cashed shortly thereafter we knew they got them on time. Once they processed and mailed them they updated the account site with correct information. Not too worry they were over a million behind on processing paper submissions last year. There are articles published on the numbers behind if you do a search.
If and when you file by mail, always send it certified with a return receipt. That way you know they got it. Then it’s on them to explain. Not you.
One should file their return, and obtain receipt/proof of filing, and have IRS sign for receipt of the return.
One can send a letter with proof of filing, and request a response that the return was filed. Expect a slow response.
Or: You can send a letter documenting your previous filing with a copy (marked copy) and explain that you are filing a duplicate return and that you haven’t received your refund. Ask for a response or confirmation of the returned being filed.
Keep a copy of all correspondence with IRS with proof of mailing.
You can also use taxpayer advocate.
More likely your forms are sitting on someone's desk in the IRS and got lost amidst all their paper.
I efiled in May and it was processed within weeks. Good luck!
Yep took me 6 months to get my refund, and it was cut by a $1000 which never has happened in 40 years of filing..
Is there a local IRS Taxpayer Assistance Center? Search for your city and local telephone number. You’ll need to set up an appointment (mine was four weeks out) but once I got in they were helpful. Not pleasant, efficient, or at all empathetic (fraudulent return- ID theft- thankfully I’d already filed a police report by the time I met with them ). Kind of like the DMV but with even shorter hours of operation and staffed by people who could speak in complete sentences if they were sufficiently motivated. I’d literally spent days on hold trying to get through when calling the main number— hold time with the local number was only about fifteen minutes and got the appointment booked.