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IRS has no record of tax’s filed Feb 18, 22

 
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IRS has no record of tax’s filed Feb 18, 22

Did you efile, and then receive a confirmation email from TT?

IRS has no record of tax’s filed Feb 18, 22

How was it filed?   Did you efile the return, or did you choose to print and mail it?   If you chose to print and mail it, TurboTax does not do that for you; you would have to mail it yourself if you chose that option.

 

If you used Online TurboTax, what does it show for the return status when you log in and go to the Tax Home page?   Does it say accepted, rejected, printed, ready to mail, or what?

 

"IRS has no record..."

Are you referring to the IRS "Where's My Refund" tool, or did you speak to a live IRS customer service agent?

 

If the efiled return was accepted, here are some tips on using the IRS WMR tool.

https://www.irs.gov/Refunds

 

  • Be sure you enter the correct SSN and filing status.
  • Be sure you are using only the Federal refund amount.   Do not include any state refund or any total refund or net refund (Fed and State) that TurboTax may have provided on a screen.  
  • Also be sure you are using the Federal amount before any TurboTax fees are taken out (if you chose that option.)
  • Look at your actual Federal return to get the Federal refund amount, i.e., your Form 1040, Line 35a.
  • You can also try phoning the IRS refund hotline.  I've seen it work for some users when the WMR tool didn't.  800-829-1954

 

If you need to speak to the IRS, they are not easy to reach.   I have found that for me it was best to call just before closing time--about 6:55 PM and quickly go through the steps below.  I figured a lot of folks would not call that close to closing, and that if I was one of the last to get into the queue, they would finish off all the people who were in the queue at closing time.   I still had to wait about 25 minutes.   

 

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.
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