This happened to me last year and I am still trying to resolve it.
After my Federal return was rejected multiple times due to a PIN issue, I decided to print out the return and send it in with a check for over $8000. The check was cashed by the US Treasury in Oct 2021 and recorded as "Outbound check" with images attached. This payment appeared on my IRS payment register.
In Nov 2021, an electronic withdrawal was made from my bank account for the same amount and recorded as "US TREASURY, PAYMENT, 1100". The IRS has no record of the trace number for this transaction and this payment has not been recorded on my IRS register. As of this date my return has still not been processed! I got the same story: wait until your return is processed and they will catch the double payment. I initiated a dispute 2 days after the funds were withdrawn and the bank has done very little.
I am very concerned because the funds appear to be lost and neither my bank nor the IRS can account for them. I have read about illegal double check cashing and wondering if there has been criminal activity. Everyone keeps telling me to wait and the longer I do, the less legal options I have.
