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New Member
posted Jul 22, 2019 6:11:40 PM

How to check the federal refund and ITIN application status? I mailed the completed return with the ITIN application in mid April. I got state return but not federal yet.

Filed a joint return with my wife's ITIN application. I mailed the return after verifying with licensed agent.

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Level 15
Jul 23, 2019 6:33:33 AM

Assuming you mailed your federal return to the IRS and not to your state, here is where you check the status of your refund: https://www.irs.gov/refunds

 

If you accidentally mailed your federal return to your state, the state will not forward it to the IRS. 

New Member
Jul 23, 2019 12:47:44 PM

I believe that’s what happened. When I check the refund status either online or on call there is absolutely no information. The only reason I had to mail in the return is I was applying for ITIN for my wife. So, I went to the federal licensed agent. The put the mailing addresses. I had 3 packages, one for federal, one for state, one for local. I have heard back from both state and local but not federal. What should I do now? Is it okay to mail in the return one more time? This is just crazy...

Level 15
Jul 23, 2019 1:12:19 PM

The ITIN app + 1040 needed to be mailed to the ITIN app address and not directly to the IRS.

And how could you file a state or local return without the ITIN? You should have put them on extension and only filed when the ITIN was issued.

New Member
Jul 23, 2019 1:58:29 PM

I did what Block Advisors suggested. I knew that the ITIN needs to go to a different address. But I didn’t confirm the address before mailing. My tax advisor handed me the packages and I mailed them. She wrote applied in the field for wife’s ssn. And interestingly both the state and local already accepted the returns. I mailed it on 04/17, so I don’t think it could take this long even for ITIN. FYI, I had filed for extension before 04/15. Is there a difference place to check ITIN status? Or all refunds are same?