I filed my Oregon return in mid Feb, and in early May got a letter stating they needed a copy of my W-2 or 1099 showing my withholding (I filed electronically). I sent them the requested copy. In early June I called asking if they received my mailing (it was due by June 11). The person I talked to said he didn’t know and there was no way for him to check. He also said that when you file electronically they don’t actually “see the W-2/1099” so they accept what you enter unless they ask for verification. Now I don’t know if that is true, but that is what I was told. He also told me that what could have happened was that the person checking the return (at the Oregon Dept of Rev) typed in an incorrect number somewhere which flagged the return causing the letter for withholding verification to be sent out. I asked him if I would have mailed a paper copy in with the attached forms like the “old days” if I would have not had to go through all of this and he said “yes, probably”. One step forward and two steps back I guess. Needless to say, I got my refund back finally today (July 10). Contemplating filing by paper next year, gheeese.
