Last year during the first stimulus package I did receive my $1,200 check, after that I did not receive my $600 but I was told I could file that claim on my taxes so I did. I was supposed to receive a refund from the state and federal after filing my taxes.
I mailed out my taxes in mid March and today I noticed that my mother has received her refund and she filed hers in early May, yet I did mine in March and have not received anything.
I checked the IRS website to track my taxes and it is not coming up at all that I sent them off. It asks for my information, when I put it in it says maybe I put in something wrong and asks me to verify around the date I sent it off, so I estimated around the 19th and I got this message
Refund status results: We cannot provide any information about your refund. Be sure to:
If you filed a complete and accurate tax return, your refund should be issued within six weeks of the received date. However, processing may take longer under certain circumstances.""
I did file by mail, while my mother filed electronically, but to make matters worse I also did not receive my $1,400 stimulus and when I go to check on it all I get is "Payment Status - Not Available"
I have called the IRS and they told me to just be patient they are still sending checks out to people. But I am starting to get worried that they don't even have my information anymore at this point since I seemed to somehow get missed with the $600 and $1,400 and also my tax return?! this is insane.
I did not move since the $1,200 was sent. I also got that by mail. I don't mind being patient it's just the fact that I could wait and wait and the entire year could pass me by and I don't get my return or stimulus and that's what is worrying me.
And as mentioned above, when you do call them for help, they tell you that they don't have anymore information than the website has, so they really can't do anything for you. So I don't even know why they bother having a help line to begin with. They should have people that can actually help you figure out why you're not getting paid when you should be.
Any advice would be great.
Thanks!
It is taking a lot longer than normal for the IRS to process mailed returns. They are backlogged---and mailed returns have to be processed by hand.
MAILED RETURNS
Per the IRS:
COVID-19 Mail Processing Delays
It’s taking us longer to process mailed documents including:
We are processing all mail in the order we received it.
Do not file a second tax return or call the IRS.
It can take 3-4 weeks (or longer since the IRS is backlogged) for anything to show up on the IRS site when you mail a tax return. Expect at least 6-8 weeks for complete processing of a mailed return---and probably longer.
If you mail a tax return (or a payment) to the IRS, it is a good idea to use a mailing service that will track it like UPS or certified mail so you will know it was received.
When you mail a tax return, you need to attach any documents showing tax withheld, such as your W-2’s or any 1099’s.
TurboTax will not know anything about your mailed return, and will continue to show “Ready to Mail” on your account. TurboTax will not know that you put your tax return in an envelope and took it to a mailbox. TurboTax does not get updates on mailed (or e-filed) returns.
When the IRS opens its mail and begins to process mailed returns you can check the status on the IRS site. https://www.irs.gov/refunds
State returns have to be mailed to the state.
https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/1899433-how-do-i-track-my-state-refund