I never received my tax return for 2018, I was to receive $533. Dad did my taxes for me and didnt plug in my bank account details and I never received a check in the mail. How do I go about getting

[mesquitebean]

Did your dad use Online TurboTax to prepare and efile your 2018 return?  If so, you can check online to see if it was successfully efiled.   Either you or he should log into the same online account used to file the 2018 return, and at the Tax Home, scroll down to "Your Tax Returns & Documents", expand that section, and choose tax year 2018.   What does it say there about the 2018 return--does it show the efile was accepted or rejected?

Or did your dad use desktop software (CD/download) to prepare and efile your 2018 return?  If so, does he know for sure the efile was accepted?

In any case, if your 2018 return was successfully filed and accepted, you can phone the IRS to see what became of your Federal refund.

IRS:  800-829-1040 (7AM-7 PM local time) Monday-Friday

When calling the IRS do not choose the first choice re: "Refund", or it will send you to an automated phone line.

• First choose your language.  Then listen to each menu before making the selection.
• Then press 2 for "personal income tax".
• Then press 1 for "form, tax history, or payment".  
• Then press 3 "for all other questions."
• Then press 2 "for all other questions." 
• It may then ask for your SSN, but do not enter it.  Just wait.    If it asks for SSN a second time, still do not enter it.
• Then it will get "tired", and you'll get another menu.  Choose 2 for "personal".
• Then in the next menu choose 4 for "all other inquiries", and it should transfer you to an agent but expect a long wait.
• I usually use a speakerphone so I can work on something else while waiting.

[xmasbaby0]

@mfdoneghy If it turns out that your 2018 return was not e-filed successfully, then you can still print it, sign it in ink and mail it to the IRS to get your refund.  There is no penalty for filing late when you are receiving a refund.

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.  Use a mailing service that will track it, such as UPS or certified mail so you will know the IRS/state received the return.

Federal and state returns must be in separate envelopes and they are mailed to different addresses.  Read the mailing instructions that print with your tax return carefully so you mail them to the right addresses.