I try to get my returns sent in by mid-February (since the IRS keeps saying to "file early") so I can get my refund faster. Of course, if I OWE, then I delay to March.
Of course in 2020 & 2021 that bit me as in November of both years the IRS said they had not received my return but HAD received my check! Since I send my returns (with the checks included) via Certified Return Receipt mail, I had PROOF they had received the returns. Most likely the Cincinnati IRS office processed the checks but then just threw the returns in the trash. I sent copies of the returns AND of the Return Receipt showing the Cincinnati office HAD received the returns to the Austin office and that was that. I hoped I got someone in Cincinnati fired for their actions.
