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June 21, 2021
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I can’t even begin to explain my frustration - I filed on March 25th and STILL have not received ANY UPDATE, let alone my refund money or stimulus. It used to say still pending but now it says it can’t be found. Calling the IRS is a joke and Turbo Tax is almost a useless service. I paid for the audit protection and I can’t even get through to a human - every time I enter my information it says there’s no record, which is funny because I get emails saying that they’re going to deduct the fees from my account. I just want something - ANYTHING - that gives me some sort of insight.

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Bsch4477

Employee

https://www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/tax-refund-delay-irs-millions-returns/

DoninGA

Employee

You are in the same boat as millions of other taxpayers waiting on their federal tax refunds from the IRS.

Go to this IRS website for information - https://www.irs.gov/newsroom/irs-operations-during-covid-19-mission-critical-functions-continue

As of June 5, 2021, we had 18.2 million unprocessed individual returns in the pipeline. Unprocessed returns include tax year 2020 returns such as those requiring correction to the Recovery Rebate Credit amount or validation of 2019 income used to figure the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) and Additional Child Tax Credit (ACTC). This work does not require us to correspond with taxpayers but does require special handling by an IRS employee so, in these instances, it is taking the IRS more than 21 days to issue any related refund. If, as a result, a correction is made to any RRC, EITC or ACTC claimed on the return, the IRS will send taxpayers an explanation. Taxpayers are encouraged to continue to check Where’s My Refund? for their personalized refund status and can review Tax Season Refund Frequently Asked Questions.

Tax returns are opened and processed in the order received. As the return is processed, it may be delayed because it has a mistake including errors concerning the Recovery Rebate Credit, is missing information, or there is suspected identity theft or fraud. If we can fix it without contacting you, we will. If we need more information or need you to verify that it was you who sent the tax return, we will write you a letter.

If you filed electronically and received an acknowledgement, you do not need to take any further action other than promptly responding to any requests for information. If you filed on paper, check Where’s my refund? If it tells you we have received your return or are processing or reviewing it, we are processing your return, but it may be under review. We’re working hard to get through the backlog. Please don’t file a second tax return or contact the IRS about the status of your return.

Once a tax return has been Accepted by the IRS or a State, TurboTax receives no further information concerning the tax return or the status of any tax refund. Only the taxpayer listed on the tax return can obtain the status of a tax refund or a tax return.

After the tax return has been Accepted by the IRS (meaning only that they received the return) it will be in the Processing mode until the tax refund has been Approved and then an Issue Date will be available on the IRS website.
See this IRS website for federal tax refund FAQ's - https://www.irs.gov/refunds/tax-season-refund-frequently-asked-questions

Audit Defense is used only if you have received correspondence from the IRS concerning your tax return. Without correspondence from the IRS the Audit Defense cannot be used.