After you file

A 2020 return that was filed timely would have been filed in 2021.  When did you file your 2020 return?  Did you e-file it by the filing deadline, or did you mail it in at some later date?   The last possible date you could have mailed in a 2020 return to seek a refund was May 17, 2024.   After that, the refund was forfeited. 

 

The IRS refund site will no longer show any information about a 2020 refund.  You can check the IRS site to see if the IRS has a transcript for a 2020 return that you filed, or check your IRS online account to see what it shows.

 

https://www.irs.gov/individuals/get-transcript

 

https://www.irs.gov/payments/your-online-account

 

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