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February 15, 2023
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My father had filed his taxes for 2020 incorrectly. He made a mistake with my mother's death on the form. The IRS then charged him more taxes. (I had him use Turbotax last year because of this mistake. ) He amended the taxes to deal with the issue. He received a letter last year saying that they accepted his correction and that they owed him around 1300 for a refund. The letter said he should receive the check shortly. He never did. I did hear on NPR someone talking about there being a huge number of people that are in the same boat, waiting for their refund. My question is whether there is a way to enter this on this year's filing? Or does he just submit this year's filing and see if they IRS deals with the refund when they review it? He owes money this year so he will be submitting a payment with the filing. Also, I made sure to supply his bank information. Last year he got a small refund via check. I figure the bank information would make the problem quicker to resolve, though the IRS should have that because he got his Covid relief that way. Thanks

Best answer by xmasbaby0

Each tax return and each tax year is separate. There is no place on a 2022 tax return to say you are still waiting for a refund from a previous year. Dad should just file a correct return for 2022.

Your post is a bit confusing. You say your father filed incorrectly for 2020. What happened with his 2021 return? Was that also incorrect? What tax year did he amend? Amended returns take a vey long time to be processed. It is not uncommon for an amended return to take six to nine months or even longer to be processed by the IRS. Have you checked on the amended return site:

https://www.irs.gov/Filing/Individuals/Amended-Returns-(Form-1040-X)/Wheres-My-Amended-Return-1

Another thing to try if it has been even longer than you indicated.....the Taxpayer Advocate.

TAX ADVOCATE

At the following IRS website, find the USA map and click on your state, and it will give you the number of your area's IRS Taxpayer Advocate.

http://www.irs.gov/uac/Contact-a-Local-Taxpayer-Advocate

Also see this article for more info on how the Taxpayer Advocate Service works::
http://www.irs.gov/taxtopics/tc104.html

https://www.taxpayeradvocate.irs.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/TAS_CaseCriteria_061120.pdf

https://www.taxpayeradvocate.irs.gov/can-tas-help-me-with-my-tax-issue/

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