The Welcome to Get Transcript states returns are normally in the system by now but nothing is normal this year. The IRS is behind on debiting accounts even for payment.
Since you have a refund coming, when you check Where's my refund it should say processing if the return is being processed. It will say no information available, if not filed. Once a payment is set, the system will change to your payment information.
Let's go through the steps people get wrong:
- You entered the primary SSN, the first name listed on the return
- You entered the actual tax refund listed on the forms, not what you are getting
- You entered the correct filing status
The IRS is having a hard time this year. Each return must be cross checked for the normal and now with the new laws:
- stimulus- is it correct, pay missing amounts, do they need to be added for the new stimulus
- unemployment - is it on there, was it filed with the $10,200 subtraction, does it need to be adjusted
- premium tax credit - is it on there, is there an amount due, adjust the return
- EIC - is it on, were they banned, is there a record of release to claim?
- Child credit -anybody else claim, how old are kids, what is allowed
- Typos, offsets, and so on for still more, it is a long process this year to check each return for so many things.
- If there is a problem, you will get a letter explaining the issue.
The IRS is also processing returns mailed in last year and handling the current stimulus. They have scheduled this summer to adjust unemployment on returns.
The more items on your return, the more complicated the processing. Some people are getting their refund in two parts.
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