Still Waiting on Tax Refund

[20chapretn18]

I filed taxes late Feb and due a refund. I received unemployment for several months in 2020.  I received 3rd stimulus payment after Congress passed the bill in March but still have not yet received my refund. Are refunds being delayed for people in my situation (2020 unemployment benefits) until the kinks are worked out of the $10,200 that won't be taxed? If so, when will those refunds start coming through? If not, why would I have received stimulus but not tax refund?

[HelenC12]

The IRS doesn't share your information with us so we can't tell you when you'll get your refund or why your stimulus came before your federal refund.

However, per IRS, they have around 12 million tax returns that have been caught in a processing backlog created by the pandemic, which shut down the IRS for a time. Americans should see their refunds in the coming months. "We would hope to be through this backlog by the summer," said IRS Commissioner Charles Rettig.

Perhaps you had a refund offset.  Other reasons some returns take longer to process are the following: 

• Includes errors
• Is incomplete
• Is affected by identity theft or fraud
• Includes a claim filed for an Earned Income Tax Credit or an Additional Child Tax Credit. See Q&A below.
• Includes a Form 8379, which could take up to 14 weeks to process
• Needs further review in general

• The IRS will contact you by mail when we need more information to process your return.

Keep checking the IRS Where's My Refund page to see if your refund status has been updated