Delayed refund for 2021, also reduced

Hi,

 

after waiting for 14 weeks, I have some friends that are receiving their refund, so I guess in a couple of weeks could be my turn.

All of them, filing with TT, are experiencing lower refund than expected (in a case, about 50%).

While I'm expecting an explanation from the IRS, I wonder why this year all this is happening (delay and lower refund).

What did it make this year different?

Never had an issue in the previous years...


Thanks