I paid my taxes January by submitting a check to the U.S. Treasury because TurboTax wanted $50.00 to print out my free tax return. The Treasurey didn't cash the check for 2 months, so I sent a secons check to the IRS in March, thinking that the first check had been lost. Later in March the second check was cash. Then, in May, the second check was cashed. Apparently the IRS doesn't keep track of payments.
How do I get my money back? When I called Intuit, a guy told me that it would apply to my next year's taxes (that is 2021 taxes). I don't want to wait until mid-2022 to get my money back. Does the government do this to have access to extra funds each year from people like me who foolishly think the IRS keeps track of paid taxes?
