@stajames wrote:
Tax return is still processing
If the IRS "Where's My Refund" tool at https://www.irs.gov/Refunds shows it's been processing longer than 21 days, you can phone the IRS to see if you can learn anything.
Here's how to reach a live agent at the IRS:
800-829-1040 (7AM-7 PM local time)
When calling the IRS do not choose the first choice re: "Refund", or it will send you to an automated phone line.
- First choose your language. Listen to each menu before making the selection.
- Then press 2 for "personal income tax".
- Then press 1 for "form, tax history, or payment".
- Then press 3 "for all other questions."
- Then press 2 "for all other questions."
- It might transfer you to an agent at that point. If it doesn't it may ask for your SSN, but do not enter it. Just wait. If it asks for SSN a second time, still do not enter it.
- Then you'll get another menu. Choose 2 for "personal" then you should be transferred.
I usually use a speakerphone so I can work on something else while waiting.
