@cdjmj1583 wrote:
MY RETURN WAS ACCEPTED BY THE IRS. AFTER 23 DAYS IT SAYS BEING PROCESSED.
I'll tell you how to speak to the IRS below if you wish to inquire about your delay.
The IRS says on its website:
"Some tax returns take longer to process than others for many reasons, including when a return:
- Includes errors
- Is incomplete
- Is affected by identity theft or fraud
- Includes a claim filed for an Earned Income Tax Credit or an Additional Child Tax Credit.
- Includes a Form 8379, Injured Spouse Allocation, which could take up to 14 weeks to process
- Needs further review in general
- We will contact you by mail when we need more information to process your return."
Since your return has been processing longer than 21 days, you can phone the IRS, if you wish, to see if they can tell you why. Here is the normal method to reach a live IRS agent when they are operating smoothly. Expect a long hold time.
IRS: 800-829-1040 (7AM-7 PM local time) Monday-Friday
When calling the IRS do not choose the first choice re: "Refund", or it will send you to an automated phone line.
- First choose your language. Then listen to each menu before making the selection.
- Then press 2 for "personal income tax".
- Then press 1 for "form, tax history, or payment".
- Then press 3 "for all other questions."
- Then press 2 "for all other questions."
- It may then ask for your SSN, but do not enter it. Just wait. If it asks for SSN a second time, still do not enter it.
- Then it will get "tired", and you'll get another menu. Choose 2 for "personal".
- Then in the next menu choose 4 for "all other inquiries", and it should transfer you to an agent but expect a long wait.
- I usually use a speakerphone so I can work on something else while waiting.
