@DJ506 wrote:
is there a way (or a number to call) to verify with the IRS that my tax return was received?
If you did use a tracking service from the post office when you mailed the federal tax return, there is no way to verify that the return was received by the IRS. There is no IRS phone to call to verify that the return was received.
The IRS was not processing any mailed paper tax returns for several months due to the pandemic and limited staffing. They have only just recently started to process approximately 11 million paper returns in the order they were received.
Go to this IRS website for information - https://www.irs.gov/newsroom/irs-operations-during-covid-19-mission-critical-functions-continue
We’re experiencing delays in processing paper tax returns due to limited staffing. If you already filed a paper return, we will process it in the order we received it.
Do not file a second tax return or contact the IRS about the status of your return.
