I accidentally paid my taxes twice. What do i do to get a refund?

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June 1, 2019
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Paid once by etc and once by check.

rjs

Employee

You probably don't have to do anything. The IRS will detect the duplicate payment and send you a refund. Just wait a few weeks to let them take care of it.

julieracicot

Employee

Same problem here. I was charged on my credit card and I sent in a check that was cashed. I tried calling them but was unable to get thru the automated machine voice questions. The questions did not pertain to my problem. If they don't send me a refund, can I deduct it from next years federal taxes?

aischwartz1936

how do i get arefund

Adelawu

Hello, same here. I have paid once online, one-time automatic. I would like to know did you get the return from IRS? Thank you

AshleyA129063

@Adelawu Please clarify your question so that we may best assist you. If you are concerned that you paid for your taxes twice, you will need to reach out to the IRS once they re-open their phone lines so that they can look into this matter for you.

oscarkimlicudo

Currently out of country cannot call, how else can i reach irs?

SusanY1

In most cases, the IRS will automatically refund the extra payment as long as both payments were clearly marked for the same tax year and the taxpayer does not owe any additional funds for other years.

It may take a bit of time, especially under current conditions, to see the refund.

You can also write to the IRS - but at this time I do not recommend this as their backlog of mail is reported to exceed ten million pieces at the moment.

If possible, you may wish to see if your bank can cancel one of the payments in the mean time.

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sathyageetha24

I paid my tax 2021 using turbo tax account but it was not deducted from my account on the scheduled date. I need to confirm with the state tax department for payment. State tax department told me I have to pay my tax as they do not have anything in their system about my payment initiation. I paid my tax again with a penalty. after a week of my payment, my initial tax payment as deducted from my account. I paid my tax twice now. How can I get refund of my excess tax payment? Please advice.

boblamary

Is there anything I can do if I paid twice on this year's tax return to get my a payment back ASAP?

rjs

Employee

@boblamary There is nothing you can do to get the duplicate payment back faster, and it will probably take longer than normal. The IRS is just starting to reopen their processing centers after being closed for several months because of the Covid-19 pandemic. They have limited staff and a huge backlog, so everything is going to take a long time.

Zooey5813

I paid my taxes January by submitting a check to the U.S. Treasury because TurboTax wanted $50.00 to print out my free tax return. The Treasurey didn't cash the check for 2 months, so I sent a secons check to the IRS in March, thinking that the first check had been lost. Later in March the second check was cash. Then, in May, the second check was cashed. Apparently the IRS doesn't keep track of payments.

How do I get my money back? When I called Intuit, a guy told me that it would apply to my next year's taxes (that is 2021 taxes). I don't want to wait until mid-2022 to get my money back. Does the government do this to have access to extra funds each year from people like me who foolishly think the IRS keeps track of paid taxes?

michaelsup12

I am currently having the same problem I recently completed my taxes and paid for the deluxe which totaled to $219.00. However, I was later emailed by turbo tax that it was not complete so I redid my taxes over again and submitted another tax return only to realize that I was charged twice on my credit card. The main issue I am encountering is that when I call the support line it is all by an automatic robot and I need to speak to a representative. I am concerned because I was charged twice and I do not know if I will get a refund. If anyone has a solution to my current problem please reach out. Thank you for the help in advance!

Michael