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Yes, every year some income tax returns are reviewed due to possible identity theft issues.
As a filer, you need to just co-operate if the IRS asks you for documents or identification. They will likely mail you a letter to the address on your tax return as a first point of contact, so be wary if you are called by a person claiming to be from the IRS.
Follow this link to learn more about how the IRS helps taxpayers eliminate identity theft.
When should I receive this letter? I would have thought I would have received it by now as this message has been showing up for 10 days in "Where's my refund". Nothing has been mailed to me by the IRS yet (have mail preview) and I filed on the first day possible. This appears to be increasingly common this year as I have spoken with friends and others online saying they are in the same situation and no one can get a straight answer, even from the IRS.
There's no official timeframe, but the IRS tries to get your identity verified as quickly as possible to get your refund out to you in the shortest possible time.
If the IRS' Taxpayer Protection Program has identified a return it suspects might be using information gathered by identity theft, you may receive Letter 4883C from the IRS, requesting that you verify your identity within 30 days.
See the following IRS resources for more information:
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