Since the IRS is short on personnel the returns with balance dues on them have been put to the back of the line and can take months to process.   Until they are processed you may not be able to make a payment online on the IRS website ... if that is the issue then you can  either wait for the bill or mail in a payment with a 1040-V.    https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/f1040v.pdf ... View more

You can view your account online ...  https://www.irs.gov/payments/view-your-tax-account   Try  calling to check the status of your refund at the IRS website. https://www.irs.gov/refunds   800-829-1040 First choose your language. Then 2 Then 1 Then 3 Then 2 When asked for SSN do nothing it will ask twice Then 2 Then 4 You should then be transferred to an agent, but there is likely to be a long wait.                                       If they can't assist you can try the Tax Advocate in your state...   https://www.irs.gov/advocate/local-taxpayer-advocate ... View more

@Brichmond    Did you file the 2019 return elsewhere and request the program fees withheld from your return ?  And then the refund was never released or it was taken for an offset ?   If so the bank and DIY program was not paid in full or in part.    So if you then used the refund processing option again this year the prior year fee can and will be taken by the current  processing bank.  This is a provision in the contract you signed allowing all the processing banks to collect for the other processing banks doing these services.   ... View more

Again not only did you choose this option and had to agree to it twice after being given the chance to read the contract  but you are also sent 3 warning emails to alert you to what will be happening and when but there were also instructions on how to delay the debit.  Failure of the user to read the contract or take heed of the email alerts is not a TT failing.      Yes we all know things are tough  but Intuit needs to collect their fees so they can continue to pay their bills and employees.   Why do you think they should wait forever to be paid ?   They are a public for profit  company  not a charity.  The stock holders, employees and vendors  all expect timely payments.  And all the tax prep companies have the same contracts with the same processing banks so if you do this again anywhere else make sure to read the terms of the processing service before you sign it.   If you qualify always look at the IRS FREE FILE options first for a totally free returns ...   If you qualify   you can use one of  the 10 IRS FREE FILE options to file a fed & state return for free ... but you must log in thru the IRS site :   https://www.irs.gov/filing/free-file-do-your-federal-taxes-for-free                            For Filing Season 2021, you must make $72,000 or below to use one of the 10  IRS Free File partner offers. ... View more

Scroll down the page and click on the other options button.      ... View more

The election must always be made a year in advance ... this has always been the rule so if you want to make the change you must do it with a timely filed return for the next tax year.   Wash sales do not come into play when you use the Mark to Market option.   Please seek information from your broker ... a face to face conversation where you can ask questions and get immediate answers may be the best thing for your understanding of this matter ... you have about 8 months to get educated.       Read the info under Capital Gains & Losses :  https://www.irs.gov/help/find-information-on-complex-tax-topics       ... View more

The IRS is seriously backlogged due to all the new tax laws and extra stimulus filings, as well as unprocessed 2019 returns left over from the COVID shutdown.  Lots of other folks are still waiting (some since mid-February), so please continue to be patient.  Also see: At least 8 million tax returns are in limbo at the IRS because of the pandemic, delaying refunds (ms...       Have you checked your status here:  TurboTax  and  IRS  ?   Although the IRS has processed and issued most refunds from e-filed returns around 21 days, because of the pileup caused by Covid, CARES Act, stimulus and the American Rescue Plan Act, some of the returns will require more time to review.      Several items can  delay the processing of the 2020 return ... some of which are :    > unemployment > repayment of the PTC > stimulus credit  on line 30 of the 2020 form 1040 > if you used the 2019 earned income for the 2020 EIC &/or  CTC/ACTC > if you have prior year balance dues or unfiled returns > the info on the W-2 doesn't match what the employer sent in and/or the employer's W-2 is not yet on file > a variety of other items that require humans to look at   Due to understaffing and over tasking at the IRS again this year many returns will be delayed for as much as months.  The aging computer system is being over taxed trying to process millions of  2019 returns and 2020 returns (some of which will need extra processing this year due to the late tax law changes)  AND putting out the third stimulus payments.  If you want to vent to someone then contact your  local congress person and demand they fund the IRS sufficiently so that they can hire enough people and update their computer systems to handle all of the demands made upon this agency.  The IRS  can only do so much with the continued reductions to their budget.    ... View more