@Yelloweggbasket
again, suggest checking your transcript on IRS.GOV. check what the filing status is. check to see if they sent out $1500. it is possible that they send it out and your didn't receive it (e.g. lost in the mail for whatever reason - it happens- hence the tracer form)
if they changed the filing status then the taxes due would probably be way different than using the 'joint' tax rates (unless your retirement income is now so low, you didn't owe any taxes under either filing status, which does occur)
what is the EXACT reduction in the refund?
I'm just suggesting more fact checking in the transcript before you send off a bunch of papers, wait 9 months and then find out the issue is elsewhere.
