Are people still waiting on their 2020 federal refund 4 months later

anitalewis8 — Mon, 17 Aug 2020 16:35:36 GMT

Filed mid-April my federal return and still says pending

Re: Are people still waiting on their 2020 federal refund 4 months later

DoninGA — Mon, 17 Aug 2020 16:37:38 GMT

No one is waiting for their 2020 federal tax refund since the 2020 tax return cannot be filed until after 12/31/2020.

If you were actually referring to the 2019 federal tax refund from a 2019 tax return filed in 2020 -

Did you e-file your tax return and was it accepted?
Only the IRS and your State control when and if a Federal or State tax refund is Approved and Issued.

You complete your tax return by finishing all 3 Steps in the File section. In Step 3, to e-file your tax return, you must click on the large Orange button labeled "Transmit my returns now".

After completing the File section and e-filing your tax return you will receive two emails from TurboTax. The first email when your tax return was transmitted and the second email when the tax return has either been accepted or rejected.

Note - Once a tax return has been Accepted by the IRS or a State, TurboTax receives no further information concerning the tax return or the status of any tax refund. Only the taxpayer listed on the tax return can obtain the status of a tax refund or a tax return.

To check the status of an e-filed return, open up your desktop product or log into your TurboTax Online Account. You can find your status within the TurboTax product.
If accepted by the IRS use the federal tax refund website to check the refund status - https://www.irs.gov/refunds
If accepted by the state use this TurboTax support FAQ to check the state tax refund status - https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/1899433-how-do-i-track-my-state-refund

After the tax return has been Accepted by the IRS (meaning only that they received the return) it will be in the Processing mode until the tax refund has been Approved and then an Issue Date will be available on the IRS website.
See this IRS website for federal tax refund FAQ's - https://www.irs.gov/refunds/tax-season-refund-frequently-asked-questions
If over 21 days since being Accepted by the IRS and the tax refund is still Processing you can call the IRS and speak with an IRS agent concerning your tax refund.
Call the IRS: 1-800-829-1040 hours 7 AM - 7 PM local time Monday-Friday
When calling the IRS do NOT choose the first option re: "Refund", or it will send you to an automated phone line.
So after first choosing your language, then do NOT choose Option 1 (refund info). Choose option 2 for "personal income tax" instead.
Then press 1 for "form, tax history, or payment".
Then press 3 "for all other questions."
Then press 2 "for all other questions."
- When it asks you to enter your SSN or EIN to access your account information, don't enter anything.
- After it asks twice, you will get another menu.

Press 2 for personal or individual tax questions.
Then press 4 for all other inquiries
It should then transfer you to an agent.

Re: Are people still waiting on their 2020 federal refund 4 months later

dfg5133 — Mon, 17 Aug 2020 16:39:43 GMT

“Tax experts” need to stop commenting tryna be smart asses. 6 months later I am still waiting for my federal tax return. 4 months later I am also still waiting on my stimulus payment, the full payment t for both me and my child.

Re: Are people still waiting on their 2020 federal refund 4 months later

Richardmuller611 — Mon, 07 Mar 2022 21:57:45 GMT

I never received my 2020 Federal Income Tax refund

Re: Are people still waiting on their 2020 federal refund 4 months later

EbonyA — Mon, 07 Mar 2022 22:09:35 GMT

Please contact the IRS directly for the status of your 2020 refund. Contact details can be found here @Richardmuller611.

Re: Are people still waiting on their 2020 federal refund 4 months later

fanfare — Tue, 08 Mar 2022 05:03:10 GMT

IRS will look up your account to see if your tax return appears in the system.

This takes about 5-10 minutes while you go back on hold.

After that they will tell you there is a big backlog.

If you know IRS has your return, there is no point to call the IRS.

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