@Opus 17
"Here is the transcript showing 2020 is on their system."
Do you have any sense at what stage a particular return shows up in an individual's transcripts file?
1) Is it when the taxpayer's envelope is opened?
2) After the return is scanned?
3) At some unknown step #'X' between scanning and confirming (or not) your return's validity and stating the amount of your refund? These 'X' steps likely happening over weeks, maybe months.
If you were to make a WAG as to a range of how long it could take for any of these returns mailed 12/31/24 and 1/15/25 to show up in the transcripts section of our IRS web accounts, what might that be. There are no crystal balls, obviously. So many variables in the process, for sure.
Even though the process to report the mailing/ filing of the returns seems it may be straight forward, I too think it may not be a bad idea to have an attorney's input on this situation, at least as a safety measure.
Thinking we may not have any concrete info from the available IRS avenues in the short term, we thought of possibly sending them maybe the first and last page of our 1040's for the years with some info redacted. My wife has a finance attorney friend she will call tomorrow for his thoughts on reaching out to an attorney practicing specifically these tax situations with government entities.
Thank you for your reply and thoughts.
Dave
"Here is proof the 2022 return is being processed for refund."
