topic How do we know we filed taxes correctly? in After you file

How do we know we filed taxes correctly?

kingisbluffer — Wed, 11 Feb 2026 04:49:18 GMT

Hello, I filed taxes FY2021 but never heard anything back from the IRS. How do we know we filled it correctly? I didn't expect any refund in fact I had to pay around $5000. Thanks.

Re: How do we know we filed taxes correctly?

xmasbaby0 — Thu, 01 Feb 2024 19:04:51 GMT

What did you expect to hear back? The IRS does not send you a receipt or a thank you for paying your tax due. If you still owed more, you would have heard from them.

But ...check your online account...

Try checking your online account with the IRS (and if you filed a joint return—check for BOTH of you)

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

Re: How do we know we filed taxes correctly?

kingisbluffer — Thu, 01 Feb 2024 19:20:23 GMT

All I wanted to check was to make sure. I filled it correctly.

Do we still get the account if we filled a paper-based via mail? Thanks.

Re: How do we know we filed taxes correctly?

Opus 17 — Thu, 01 Feb 2024 19:29:30 GMT

You can get copies of your tax transcripts here.

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

You can get transcripts of your individual returns, and also your overall tax account. If the IRS disagreed with what you filed, you might see an adjustment in your transcript, but usually they would also send a letter. The IRS does not send letters when they agree with your tax return, they just take it. I suppose it's possible that they could cash your tax payment but lose the tax return in the mail and you would never know. You can verify what you filed by checking your transcript for that year.