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We still haven't received our 2020 tax refund. Our accountant e-filed our 2020 tax return on March 26, 2020 and he received a confirmation from the IRS on April 1st that they had received it. It got flagged and I received a letter in July 2020 requesting more information. I sent the info they requested the very next day. Fast forward... I've spoke to several agents on the phone and meet with our local agent. Finally June 6, 2022, I spoke to an agent who confirmed that they received our return and all the additional info that I went in, and it just hasn't been released. She put a request in to release the payment. She said that we could expect it with in 60 days or by August 30th. So we wait.
Here is my advise. Call the IRS "To Schedule an appointment" phone number... 844-545-5640 and stay on hold until someone answers. This will take awhile so it's best to call at 8:00 am. Be sure and tell the agent that you want to schedule an appointment or she/he will not talk to you. Once they realize that you want an appointment, they will try to resolve the issue. They don't want to schedule appointments. Then you can decide if you really need an appointment or not. We decided to meet face to face because we were told that our return was flagged due to possible "identity thief". Which thankfully, wasn't the case.
Keep in mind that every time you talk to an agent, you will get a different answer. Don't give up. If we don't get our refund by August 30th, I will call again and again until we get our money.
The agent advised us to set up and IRS account and you'll be able to request transcripts and get copies of your returns, etc. You can do that at https://www.irs.gov/individuals/get-transcript
Hope this helps! Good luck!
Here is my advise. Call the IRS "To Schedule an appointment" phone number... 844-545-5640 and stay on hold until someone answers. This will take awhile so it's best to call at 8:00 am. Be sure and tell the agent that you want to schedule an appointment or she/he will not talk to you. Once they realize that you want an appointment, they will try to resolve the issue. They don't want to schedule appointments. Then you can decide if you really need an appointment or not. We decided to meet face to face because we were told that our return was flagged due to possible "identity thief". Which thankfully, wasn't the case.
Keep in mind that every time you talk to an agent, you will get a different answer. Don't give up. If we don't get our refund by August 30th, I will call again and again until we get our money.
The agent advised us to set up and IRS account and you'll be able to request transcripts and get copies of your returns, etc. You can do that at https://www.irs.gov/individuals/get-transcript
Hope this helps! Good luck!