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posted Mar 13, 2021 4:45:12 AM

Could unemployment be delaying my tax refund?

I filed 2/01 and my status is still saying "your tax return in still being processed" (and boy am I SICK of seeing that!). I had unemployment income in my return. My mother in law, who did not have unemployment and didn't file until 2/14 received her refund last week. Could the recent change to unemployment income taxes be delaying my refund? May I ask if others experiencing this delay had unemployment income as well?

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Level 3
Mar 13, 2021 5:01:40 AM

I’m still waiting also.  It’s going to be a long wait now that there stopping what there doing to do stimulus checks 

Employee Tax Expert
Mar 13, 2021 2:20:37 PM

It could be.  But it could also be a variety of other items that could be causing a delay.  Therefore, it is hard to pin-point exactly why it is taking longer than normal to get your refund.

 

Why do some refunds take longer than others

 

The best thing you can do is check the status using the information in the link below.

 

IRS processing time and refund status