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My tax refund is smaller than it should be??

I filed my taxes Feb 1st and did the 21 day return and hit the button to have the fees taken out of my taxes. I waited over a month to get my tax refund back and when I did it was $1500 under what I was supposed to get. Everytime I tried calling someone, I got the same response of "call again tomorrow" by an automated voice. I just want the rest of my money please. 

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My tax refund is smaller than it should be??

I got the same thing when I called. It also said I should be getting a letter from the IRS as well, and that hasn't happened yet either! It's so frustrating

ee-ea
Level 15

My tax refund is smaller than it should be??

My tax refund is smaller than it should be??

Does the IRS website indicate that you were sent less than what was reported on your federal tax return Form 1040 Line 34? - https://www.irs.gov/refunds

My tax refund is smaller than it should be??

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This is all it says. None of which apply to me

My tax refund is smaller than it should be??

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This is all mine said. And none apply to me either. 

egc2019
New Member

My tax refund is smaller than it should be??

same here. very confused because it said i should be receiving the 3rd stimulus in my tax return but i haven’t. i got my refund back but am missing the extra 1400

My tax refund is smaller than it should be??


@egc2019 wrote:

same here. very confused because it said i should be receiving the 3rd stimulus in my tax return but i haven’t. i got my refund back but am missing the extra 1400


Does the IRS website indicate that you were sent less than what was reported on your federal tax return Form 1040 Line 34? - https://www.irs.gov/refunds


If your refund is short $1,400 then that is because you said you did not receive the 3rd stimulus payment and the IRS has records that show you were sent the 3rd stimulus payment so they removed the $1,400 Recovery Rebate Credit that was entered on Form 1040 Line 30.


Go to this IRS website for your tax account to see if the 3rd stimulus payment is entered - https://www.irs.gov/payments/your-online-account


If you checked your bank account in the March - May 2021 timeframe and there is not a $1,400 EIP3 payment from the IRS then go to this IRS website for how to start a trace on the payment - https://www.irs.gov/newsroom/questions-and-answers-about-the-third-economic-impact-payment-topic-j-p...

My tax refund is smaller than it should be??

Except, I only ever got 2 stimulus payments? So what you wrote does not apply to me. 

DonJohn
Returning Member

My tax refund is smaller than it should be??

Me too. I am also missing the 3rd stimulus ($1400) I got everything but that and today marks a month since filling and still no update or anything 

My tax refund is smaller than it should be??


@DonJohn wrote:

Me too. I am also missing the 3rd stimulus ($1400) I got everything but that and today marks a month since filling and still no update or anything 


Does the IRS website indicate that you were sent less than what was reported on your federal tax return Form 1040 Line 34? - https://www.irs.gov/refunds


If your refund is short $1,400 then that is because you said you did not receive the 3rd stimulus payment and the IRS has records that show you were sent the 3rd stimulus payment so they removed the $1,400 Recovery Rebate Credit that was entered on Form 1040 Line 30.


Go to this IRS website for your tax account to see if the 3rd stimulus payment is entered - https://www.irs.gov/payments/your-online-account

If you checked your bank account in the March - May 2021 timeframe and there is not a $1,400 EIP3 payment from the IRS then go to this IRS website for how to start a trace on the payment - https://www.irs.gov/newsroom/questions-and-answers-about-the-third-economic-impact-payment-topic-j-p...

DonJohn
Returning Member

My tax refund is smaller than it should be??

I only ever got 2 stimulus last year. The $1800 and then $1400 but I am missing the 3rd 

My tax refund is smaller than it should be??


@DonJohn wrote:

I only ever got 2 stimulus last year. The $1800 and then $1400 but I am missing the 3rd 


The third stimulus payment was $1,400 so you received it.

DonJohn
Returning Member

My tax refund is smaller than it should be??

How much and when was the first one then? Because I only ever received 2 amounts. 

DonJohn
Returning Member

My tax refund is smaller than it should be??

How much and when was the first one then? Because I only ever received $1800 and $1400 so that’s 2? 

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