I mentioned previously at the beginning of this post, the people that left tt and did file successfully on H&RB & on eTax were going to have the problem later on. Now they've filed and the delay will prob be worse than just waiting for the IRS to update the problem. I only believe this will happen to anyone that did in fact file and it was accepted because in 2021, I had a similar problem and had to wait MONTHS longer for my refund than everyone that was patient for the fix. I had to file an amended return and hire a Tax Advocate Service to help communicate with the IRS on my behalf because they have a direct line to them the average person isn't allowed to have. It was insane.
So bottom line, I think if you do in fact find a place to get your efile return accepted, you will have to file an amended return because the forms were incorrect. Just as BligBlueLaser stated above. Amended returns have insanely long waits for refunds, as I can attest to.
The wait is so unfair to all of us, but the alternative is going to be worse. File now, wait longer later. OR PAPER FILE NOW, which none of us wants to do.
Consider you paper file now and it's 6 weeks for a refund. That's March 18th. The same time frame for the electronic fix, supposedly and so far at this time. Now what happens if your paper return gets to the IRS before the fix. The paper returns are supposedly handled manually, however ... question... does the irs agent INPUT your paper return into their own program and if so, that program will have the SAME INFORMATION and again, it's rejected or they ask for more time to handle the problem any way.
No matter how you file, if it's earlier than the fix, your may be making it even worse on yourself.
The nicest thing would be for anyone who has received a refund to please come back and tell the rest of us.
