I have not received my 2023 tax refund yet. i feel this has been lost at the IRS or in the mail. What is my next step?

[cmaedke-hotmail-]

It is impossible to discuss this question with any live person at the IRS. Next steps?

[VolvoGirl]

When did you file?  Did you efile or mail your return?  If you efiled was it Accepted?   When you efile you get back 2 emails.  The first email only confirms the transmission.  The second email says if the IRS (or state) Accepted or Rejected your efile.  And check your spam folder for them.

When you log into your account you should also see the status and if it was Accepted or Rejected, Started, Printed, Ready to Mail, etc.  What does it say?

If your return was Accepted or you mailed it, then check IRS Where's my refund

https://www.irs.gov/refunds/

[fanfare]

For some reason, IRS has put a lot of refunds in limbo,

even though they profess to give tax returns with a refund priority.

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