Filed on 01/23/2020 my return was accepted on 1/27 and should've been deposited 2/13/2020 but then I received a 5071C letter in the mail saying I need to call and verify my identity (which I did) but then on March 23rd received a CP05 letter saying they needed more time (60 days) to review my credits and that if they needed more information I would receive notice in the mail. Well today marks 60 days and I have not received another letter nor my refund. The CP05 letter did say that after 60 days I could contact them but due to COVID/stimulus the IRS line is all automated and I can not get through to a real person. Anyone else going through this. Its been 4 months since I filed and this is just ridiculous.
Due to the Corona virus the IRS is operating short staffed. All field offices are closed and some processing centers are all but closed. Any tax return that requires hand processing will probably have long delays. Mailed returns are not being processed at all at this time. Most phone service has been curtailed.
Most of the people that would do the review were sent home 8 weeks ago so processing stopped.
See this IRS link for current information.
https://www.irs.gov/newsroom/irs-operations-during-covid-19-mission-critical-functions-continue