Hope someone can help. I normally electronically file but due to some issues, I had to mail my Federal return to their Ogden UT address. I sent it with signature confirmation and tracking on April 17th as I had someone helping me that couldn't finish until then. I prefer to file much earlier.
Well, the USPS site shows my tracking number made it to Salt Lake City on the 23 and "was in transit to next facility". That's IT. It does not show delivered or signed for. Now, being a paper return I realize it can take (per the IRS site up to four weeks) for it to get into their system so when I asked the status of my return it claims to have no information.
I did a UPS trace and they only will say "will be searched for, and if found, forwarded to the address you provided". NOT HELPFUL.
If the IRS may need a few weeks normally to get my return into their system meaning it's possible it WAS delivered and the post office just didn't scan it upon delivery how do I proceed? All could be well and it wasn't scanned (which I've seen happen) or my return could be floating around the USPS with lots of great personal information inside.
I can't believe it. The ONE year I have to mail a paper return is the one time I have sent something USPS with signature confirmation (which I have done with other documents often without issue) and it vanishes.
I am lost as to what to do. Sit and pray or take some action. If so, what? Thanks!
