I paid for my federal tax I owed but recently received a paper check from the IRS, is this a scam?

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The IRS probably made a change to your tax return that resulted in your owing less. They will send you a letter in the next few weeks explaining what they changed.

Did you perhaps forget to claim credit for an estimated tax payment (as I did one year), or a 2020 refund that you applied to 2021?

Sure! Here’s a refined version you can send: “Hi, I filed my taxes via TurboTax three months ago. I received the state refund, but I haven’t received the federal one yet

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I paid for my federal tax I owed but recently received a paper check from the IRS, is this a scam?

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