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How do I know if my taxes were "approved" if I'm not receiving a refund?

Mblair — Mon, 27 Jul 2020 20:53:08 GMT

How do I know if my taxes were "approved" if I'm not receiving a refund?

I can login to the IRS website and see my 2019 tax transcripts. Does this mean they are approved now?

Thank you

Re: How do I know if my taxes were "approved" if I'm not receiving a refund?

rjs — Mon, 27 Jul 2020 21:13:26 GMT

The IRS can question your tax return for three years from the due date or the date that you filed it, whichever is later. Even if you got a refund and they paid the refund, they can still question it later. So there's no final approval until the three year period has ended.

Re: How do I know if my taxes were "approved" if I'm not receiving a refund?

Critter-3 — Tue, 28 Jul 2020 00:05:49 GMT

Ok ... some terms need to be explained ... you file a return and it is either Rejected or Accepted for processing. No return is Approved but if you have a refund the refund is approved for dispersal. Both returns with refunds and balance dues can be reviewed and/or audited usually within a 3 year period but sometimes they can review/audit further back. So all you can check on with a return with a balance due is the Acceptance when you efile ... you can log in to see if the return was accepted and/or check your email confirmations of filing and then acceptance.