I am in a weird scenario.
When the first stimulus was coming out in 2020, I was instructed to use the non-filer method to update my address, bank information, and dependents. We had had a child, moved, and changed bank accounts entirely from 2019 to 2020. No one let me know that this would count as my one e-file for the year, so when I did my taxes with TurboTax (customer since 1994) nothing worked. I had to file by PAPER for federal and two states (you can e-file states without e-filing federal with TT).
I sent my paper taxes in last summer before the deadline. It has shown "in process" since November. I did not get the second stimulus (Jan 2020), and when I check the online tool it says my information doesn't match the IRS's records. I managed to learn about IRS transcripts, and was able to verify that my address on file is the one I am using (we've been at this address for 1 year and 9 months now).
The IRS owes me quite a bit from from 2019 return, plus a ton of interest now. My 2019 tax return issue makes me feel like I'm still stuck in 2020 limbo with no relief in sight. My 2020 return is even higher than my 2019 now because I didn't get my second stimulus. You can't call anyone. You can't email anyone, or chat online. The IRS literally tells you to wait. Wait. Wait. I'm coming up on eight months since I filed my taxes last year. I'm also told (online) not to refile anything or I will screw up an already screwed up situation.
Given all these woes, am I setting myself up for continued failure, frustration, and long waits by filing 2020 taxes ASAP on 2/12?
