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Why are taxes taking forever?

I filed my taxes on January 7th, it’s nearly April and still haven’t got my money.
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Why are taxes taking forever?

Did you e-file your tax return and was it accepted?
Only the IRS and your State control when and if a Federal or State tax refund is Approved and Issued.

 

You complete your tax return by finishing all 3 Steps in the File section. In Step 3, to e-file your tax return, you must click on the large button labeled "Transmit my returns now".

 

After completing the File section and e-filing your tax return you will receive two emails from TurboTax. The first email when your tax return was transmitted and the second email when the tax return has either been accepted or rejected.

 

Note - Once a tax return has been Accepted by the IRS or a State, TurboTax receives no further information concerning the tax return or the status of any tax refund.  Only the taxpayer listed on the tax return can obtain the status of a tax refund or a tax return.

 

To check the status of an e-filed return, open up your desktop product or log into your TurboTax Online Account. You can find your status within the TurboTax product.
If accepted by the IRS use the federal tax refund website to check the refund status - https://www.irs.gov/refunds
If accepted by the state use this TurboTax support FAQ to check the state tax refund status - https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/1899433-how-do-i-track-my-state-refund

 

After the tax return has been Accepted by the IRS (meaning only that they received the return) it will be in the Processing mode until the tax refund has been Approved and then an Issue Date will be available on the IRS website.
See this IRS website for federal tax refund FAQ's - https://www.irs.gov/refunds/tax-season-refund-frequently-asked-questions

franzzan
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Why are taxes taking forever?

The IRS is seriously understaffed.  Even if you file electronically and there's nothing wrong with your return, there may be something that kicks it out for an extra look.  If that happens, like it did to me last year, it can add months to how soon you get your refund. 

 

Mine ended up taking 5 months.  I never heard anything about it.  One day in August my refund just showed up in my bank account.

 

Hope you get yours sooner that that.  Maybe we should write to our representatives and tell them to start funding the IRS the way they should.

 

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