After you file

Blame Congress.  It keeps changing the tax law and adding to the IRS workload, but with no additional funding to support it.  The IRS is seriously backlogged due to all the extra stimulus filings, as well as a few million unprocessed 2019 returns left over from the COVID shutdown.  Lots of other folks are still waiting, so please continue to be patient. Also see:

What led to IRS backlog: ‘Thin workforce,’ new pandemic relief programs | Federal News Network

Why is my tax refund taking so long? The IRS may not tell you, but this report offers clues (msn.com...