IRS cashed the payment check but no tax return was received?

[Thomasg621]

You can do your 2020 taxes, and get them accepted.  I use Turbo and when I e filed and put in my AGI, Adjusted Gross Income for 2019 at the spot on Turbo when you file, the IRS rejected it, my state tax was then also rejected.  So at the suggestion people here to put in zero, 0 for the AGI I did and they took my 2020 filing.  The IRS rejects any amount you put in for 2019 because as far as its computer knows you did not file... put in 0 and it thinks your filing for the first time because it cant find any taxes for the previous year.  And in fact until they post your 2019 you did not in their eyes actually have an adjusted gross income.  Hope this helps you. 

[DC79]

I'm in the same situation I paper mailed my 2019 tax return far back February 2020. IRS cashed my check and and transcript shows no record of my returns. I tried to e file this 2020 tax returns and got denied because it showed no record of my 2019 tax return... I tried to enter $0 for my AGI 2019 still got denied for e file.. ..I never received my second stimulus checks ...I called the IRS and they actually told me that my returns from 2019 should of been filed by now because its been about 1yr and that should of filed it by now even though covid 19 hit there office it should of been done by now?(could be lost) IRS suggested me to mail again my 2019 tax returns and since I couldn't e file ..was forced to mail in my 2020 returns as well..my concern is I hope it doesn't have the same problem since I have to mail in all these returns? Also if there is no record of my AGI in 2019 and now 2020..im concerned about the most recent stimulus check that was passed how can I receive it if there is no record.any suggestions??

[Critter-3]

Well your situation is unusual and unfortunate.  All you can do is mail in the 2020 return and another 2019 return and wait.   Make sure to mail them SEPARATELY  and have some sort of tracking put on them so you know they arrived.  

As for the next stimulus payment (an advance of the 2021 credit)  just  like the last 2,   if you do not get it in advance then it will be a credit on the 2021 return you file next year. 

[DC79]

Yes I mailed separately already and was certified mail as well with tracking number...my concern is ...isn't the purpose of the stimulus checks to put money into people pockets NOW..so why should me and maybe many more people should suffer if the IRS made this mistake...to wait another year for a stimulus payment may be to late for many people.... shouldn't the IRS be doing something to help this out?

[Nonilou]

Same here but 2018 AND 2019 paper returns do not show as filed though both years checks had been cashed.  For 2020 we went ahead and had a tax person complete our return and efile it to be sure it was accepted.  It was and has already been processed with a transcript available.  Even with 2020 processed/transcribed there is still no action for 2018/19 paper returns.  I will never send in a paper return again.  Our youngest child was killed in 2018 so it put us off the track and into the wilderness for a while.  

[DC79]

Sorry to hear that... im happy things are working out now.. 🙏

[Simmosha]

Man Covid is the gift that just keeps on giving!  I too am in the lost group of those whose return check was cashed but return not yet filed on the end of the IRS.  Has anyone had any success yet?  I was covid laid off 1 year ago next week.  Because my return is not yet in the system on the IRS end I missed out on the 2nd stimulus for myself plus 2 kids.  Did I mention that I haven't worked in an entire year?!?!?  Do you think that I need the stimulus for vacation??  NO!  I need to feed my kids, pay the mortgage, keep the utilities on, etc all while still battling school aged kids being home.  Now when the next stimulus happens here relatively soon I'm really gonna be needing that money but again I will likely not get it since it still looks like my 2019 tax return is missing.  In my dire need will I need to wait an entire year again for another rebate on my missing stimulus'?  So not cool.  Please PLEASE advise if anyone has had luck getting theirs threw!

[KAG51]

I'm so sorry to hear about your situation. Based on information I found earlier in this thread, I entered 0 for my 2019 AGI and my return was accepted. In about a week, my refund was in my bank account including the $600 stimulus money that I had not received. If that doesn't work for you, you can mail it in, but then you may be back in the paper overload problem we are still experiencing from 2019 returns. Good Luck!

[leoleo224]

I'm in the same situation. I did not receive my 2nd stimulus check because my 2019 return was not in their system (I paper filed and check for payment due has been cashed by IRS). I really don't know when they can post my 2019 return.

[rochelleirs]

Same thing here, and now it is March of 2021 - still shows no receipt of 2019 return, but check was cashed and it shows the payment. I get a return this year, and did this thru turbotax but now the ADJUSTED GROSS INCOME for 2019 doesn't match what the IRS has on file (because it has nothing on file yet!) and I can't electronically submit my 2020 return now. Have to mail it. Unreal. 

[rochelleirs]

Me too. Exactly. have to print and send in, and never got the second stimulus check.

[Thomasg621]

Go back and put zero in the Adjusted Gross Income box and the IRS will accept the E-file.... there are dozens of us here who have dont that... my refund for 2020 will post on March 15 and my state has posted already.  The zero in the AGI box will match because the computer wont see any number listed for 2019 and think its correct or that its the first time you are filing.... They do this AGI request just as a simply verification and it has no baring at all on your filing your taxes...

[dantheman611]

If you file with $0 for your last years agi it should go throuh. 

[DC79]

Hi like I said in my post $0 AGI did not work for me and the IRS denied it.  I called the IRS and they said I need to mail it in no expectation... great if $0 AGI working for some unfortunately not for me... its a big waiting game and we are getting the short end of the stick because of the new stimulus checks and who know when we will receive these?

[DFalcinelli]

I was also forced to come here due to my AGI no matching prior year and not allowing me to file electronically. My transcript shows a 3-7-21 "request for verification of non-filing", but also shows a 5-26-20 entry for "payment with return" of my amount due and I verified my check had been cashed. Like all of you, I cannot get through to anyone at the IRS for help.

The request for verification for non-filing tells me that my return, which apparently was separated from my check, has now been lost. I'm not sure what the next step is, but absent any help from the IRS, I planned on re-submitting my return via mail (another nightmare) with a cover letter explaining why I was doing so. Any advice?