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April 7, 2020
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My tax return might have gotten lost in the mail, what should I do? I don’t know if IRS received my return I mailed it on 3/2/2020 and the refund tracker says it cannot be found. I can’t c

  • April 7, 2020
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Since the IRS phone lines are closed I can’t call, and there doesn’t seem to be any other way to verify if it was received or not. It’s been at least 5 weeks now. Should I keep waiting

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AkinaLO
April 8, 2020

For a mailed return it can take up to 4 weeks to see track it. It will take up 6 weeks to receive your refund. The IRS is currently working on keeping up with helping taxpayers, processing returns and issuing refunds to the "greatest extent possible."  

Please refer to the following link for an update.  

https://www.irs.gov/newsroom/taxpayer-assistance-center-statement 

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