2021 Taxes

Forum|Forum|5 years ago
May 17, 2021
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I did my taxes on March 2, 2021, and they were accepted. Until March 28,2021 when I did a Amended tax refund, I just want to know when I can expect my refund and if the IRS has my taxes.

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HelenC12

Level 15

The IRS doesn't share your information with us. Keep checking the IRS Where's My Refund page to see if your refund status has been updated.

Millions of tax payers are still waiting for their taxes to be processed by the IRS.

Per IRS, they have around 12 million tax returns that have been caught in a processing backlog created by the pandemic, which shut down the IRS for a time. Americans should see their refunds in the coming months. "We would hope to be through this backlog by the summer," said IRS Commissioner Charles Rettig.

The IRS also has millions of returns that have to be manually verified which is also causing a delay.

Other reasons some returns take longer to process are the following:

Perhaps you had a refund offset.
Includes errors
Is incomplete
Is affected by identity theft or fraud
Includes a claim filed for an Earned Income Tax Credit or an Additional Child Tax Credit. See Q&A below.
Includes a Form 8379, which could take up to 14 weeks to process
Needs further review in general
The IRS will contact you by mail when we need more information to process your return.

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Kaylee204Author

Level 2

But, my taxes are filed and sent to the IRS right?? That’s why I’ve been trying all day to get a hold of you guys to see if you guys did send it.

DawnC

Employee Tax Expert

If your tax return was accepted, the IRS has them and is processing them. The IRS issues most refunds from e-filed returns in about 21 days, although some returns take more time to review. To find out where your refund is, first check your e-file status. If it's been accepted, you can begin to track your refund at the IRS Where's My Refund? site. You'll need your Social Security number or ITIN, filing status, and the exact amount of your refund to check your status.

If it has been more than 21 days since your e-filed return was accepted, you can call the IRS directly to check on your refund status.

The IRS issues refunds, not TurboTax. This means that we can't say for sure why you haven’t received your refund if it's been longer than 21 days since you e-filed. You'll have to speak directly to IRS to find out more about the delay.

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