Never got my refund check last year after choosing for it to be mailed to me. It still says "Ready to mail". Has anyone struggled with this issue?

[MichelleLO]

Only the IRS would be able to provide information on the status of your refund.  You can contact them by following the steps in the below TurboTax Help Article.

How do I contact the Internal Revenue Service (IRS)?

[DoninGA]

Ready to Mail means the tax return was not e-filed.  You were to print, sign, date and mail the tax return.

If you did not print and mail the federal tax return then the return was never filed.

To access your current or prior year tax returns sign onto the TurboTax website with the User ID you used to create the account - https://myturbotax.intuit.com/

Scroll down to the section Your tax returns & documents.  Click on the Year and Click on Download/print return (PDF)

A 2021 tax return can only be printed and mailed, it cannot be e-filed.

Print, sign, date and mail the tax return to the IRS.  Include with the mailed return any forms W-2 and 1099 which have taxes withheld.  Go to this IRS website for mailing addresses - https://www.irs.gov/filing/where-to-file-paper-tax-returns-with-or-without-a-payment

There are no penalties for filing a tax return after the due date if filing for a tax refund or there are no taxes owed.

[SteamTrain]

The "Ready to Mail" for a prior year tax return....that means that you indicated that you wanted to mail in your tax "return" to the IRS, and you were supposed to mail the full set of forms in to the IRS yourself.

If you did that, then perhaps the IRS is taking forever to send out "refunds", especially if they are manually reviewing what you sent them

IF you did not print pout yoru file, and take it down to the post office yourself, then you need to do that now, since the IRS doesn't have your tax return yet.  Attach any W-2 forms you have, and any other tax forms that show any Federal withholding.  Only the main 1040, Schedules and forms that have an Attachement Sequence number in the upper-rt corner are sent in.  ANd use a tracking method at the Post Office service counter.  Your State tax return would have to be mailed in too, to a separate address...if your state has an income tax.

Note: a tax "return" is the data you send to the IRS.....a "refund" is what you might get back...or perhaps you might owe them and get no refund.

[xmasbaby0]

You misunderstood.   If your TurboTax account says "ready to mail" in regard to your 2021 tax return that means the return is ready for YOU to mail in to the IRS.   It has not been filed unless YOU put that return in an envelope and mailed it yourself.  TurboTax never mails tax returns for you.   You will need to print, sign and date the return in ink, and mail it in to the IRS and state.   Expect a six to nine month wait for it to be processed.

If you did not pay your TurboTax fees you will need to pay before you can print the return for mail filing.

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.