I did my taxes in February hopefully to get my refund of $643 early. It is now going on 7 months and I have not received my return. The IRS is so screwed up that I gave up hope of receiving my refund. Now are they going to add a penalty and interest to my $643? Of course not but they would sure charge us penalty and interest. There are only 3 possible ways to get the money back. 1. Make sure you owe the IRS next year more than they owe you're 2020 refund. 2. Turbotax asks this question in the 2021 taxes and then deducts this amount from what you owe but,if not, 3. Don't file the federal return electronically and send in your paperwork and check for the amount you owe minus the 2020 refund you never got. If the IRS doesn't accept this and they start charging you penalty and interest you can ask for an appeal hearing. Now you will finally be able to talk to a person and let them explain why you did not get your refund. Think of all the satisfaction you will get telling how incompetent they are. This could be better than getting your refund.
