@richardeckler You say that you paid for filing a tax return---but paying your fee did not file the return. Did you actually go all the way through to the big orange button that said "Transmit my returns" and e-file? Does your TurboTax account show that the return was accepted, rejected, ready to mail or printed? If it says anything other than "accepted" then it was not filed unless you put it in a mailbox yourself. And...does the IRS say you did not file---or that you did not pay your tax due? Your only proof that you paid your tax due is your own bank or credit card record.
If your 2020 return was in fact, not filed, you can still file it, but it must be filed by mail. Print it, sign and date it in ink, and mail it in.
When you mail a tax return, you need to attach any documents showing tax withheld, such as your W-2’s or any 1099’s. Use a mailing service that will track it, such as UPS or certified mail so you will know the IRS/state received the return.
Federal and state returns must be in separate envelopes and they are mailed to different addresses. Read the mailing instructions that print with your tax return carefully so you mail them to the right addresses.
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