I mailed both my Fed and State returns on October 14. Both packages had tracking. NEITHER was reported delivered, although the State actually received it and already processed my return. On December 15 (TWO months after mailing it) I actually talked to an IRS representative and he said they have no record of receiving a return. He did not mention any backlog for mail in returns; he actually said it can take up to six weeks to process. I guess that was the textbook answer. So they are holding onto a $7,000 refund, $5,000 of it should have been invested in a "I BOND" collecting interest.
