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My Refund

larissaechaveste — Mon, 09 Mar 2026 06:40:26 GMT

I sent my taxes in the mail in February when I try to look up my federal refund it says it can't find me in the system but when I check my state it says it was recieved and processed February 14 and now im just waiting for it to be issued. How can I find my federal refund!?

Re: My Refund

bluedeb — Wed, 30 Mar 2022 14:21:12 GMT

It is taking the IRS allot longer to process mailed in returns.

Are mail in tax returns taking longer?

There's a high volume of tax returns with missing schedules needed to claim or reconcile credits. We're opening mail within our normal timeframes, but it's taking us longer to process it. How long you may have to wait: We're processing all responses in the order received. The current delay is more than 60 days.

But there are several reasons your refund may be delayed.

It could be stuck in a processing queue if you file a paper return. As of March 11, the IRS said it had 7 million unprocessed individual returns. The agency is still trying to catch up on a backlog because of the pandemic.

“It’s taking us longer than normal to process mailed correspondence and more than 21 days to issue refunds for certain mailed and e-filed 2020 tax returns that require review,” the agency said.

Your return may be incomplete or have a math error requiring a manual review. Your return could have been flagged as fraudulent because of identity theft or fraud.

Some returns are taking longer because of corrections needed that are related to the earned-income tax credit and the pandemic-related stimulus payments (officially termed a “Recovery Rebate Credit”).

Re: My Refund

larissaechaveste — Wed, 30 Mar 2022 15:01:39 GMT

who would i talk to if something was wrong with my file or if they've even processed it yet

Re: My Refund

bluedeb — Wed, 30 Mar 2022 15:23:08 GMT

The only one that would know about the processing of your return/refund is the IRS. You can try to contact them but this time of year it is hard to get ahold of them. You can check the IRS website, Where's My Refund, for information. The website updates only once a day.

https://www.irs.gov/refunds

This is from the IRS:

Mail Processing Delays

It’s taking us longer to process mailed documents including paper tax returns. We’re processing all mail in the order we receive it.

If you mailed a tax return and haven’t yet heard from us, don’t call or file a second return. Find expected wait times for current IRS operations and services.

See the following for IRS contact information:

https://www.irs.gov/site-index-search?search=contact+irs&field_pup_historical_1=1&field_pup_historical=1