2018 Taxes filed by mail - still not processed/refunded

[mgierke]

2018 Taxes filed by mail - still not processed/refunded.

I have mailed them twice thinking they were lost (I sure hope not)!! 

Are they really that far behind? 

I went back in to try and print again from my Turbo Tax disc 2018 (yes I still have it) and it is not working. 

I cannot access the older files. How do I get to them if I need to mail it again> certified?
I belive they changed mailing addresses too, what is the current/correct address for AZ resident Federal Return? 

[xmasbaby0]

You do not mention when you mailed your 2018 return.   If you mailed it after mid-October 2021, you are too late to receive a refund for a 2018 return.  The refund has been forfeited.   The deadline to file a 2018 return--even if you had an extension---was mid-October of 2021.   

[SteamTrain]

@mgierke 

Yeah, a 2018 disc may not properly install to open your old 2018 files....because the CD is just a preliminary formset, and you can no longer get the main program 2018 updates and state program files needed to open your .tax2018 datafile.   (never uninstall TurboTax program unless you are desperate for space)

ALWAYS...EVERY YEAR...create PDF files of what you have filed.   Those PDF files can always be read & printed and do not need the software to open.  Add back them up off-disk.

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Certainly, the IRS addresses to mail to may have changed.  The IRS has a current listing of where to file, based on whether you are going to include a payment or not. 

Yes, if you have some reason for filing something this late.....mail certified..always...but I recently read soemwhere that they could take 7 months "or more" to process, so if you sent them after Nov 2022, they could still be working on them....but I would guess the "or more" part might be another 2or 3 months:

The current  IRS mailing addresses for AZ residents are here (scroll down the page):

Where to File Paper Tax Returns With or Without a Payment | Internal Revenue Service (irs.gov)

[xmasbaby0]

@mgierke Correction!   Did you file before mid-October of 2022?   The original filing deadline for a 2018 return would have been in April 2019---you had three years to file it and get a refund.   So you could have filed 2018 up to mid-October of 2022 in order to receive a refund.  Sorry for the mistake in the previous reply.   When did you file/mail the return?

[BonnieI]

Hi @mgierke 

Thanks for joining our TurboTax Live Event!

The easiest way to see what is going on with your Individual income taxes is set up an IRS Online account, see links below.  You will able able to verify your 2018 tax filing and have access to all your tax records.  Please be sure to have the necessary documents ready to register for your online account.

IRS - Your Online Account

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

www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p5507.pdf

Here is Why Taxpayers Need an Online Account

https://www.irs.gov/newsroom/heres-why-taxpayers-should-have-an-irs-online-account

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