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IRS tax refund

By Terry Savage on August 03, 2020 | Wild Card

We mailed our 1040 tax form on April 5, 2020. I have made inquiries in the irs.gov website and there is no indication of a status or if it was ever received. There is no phone number to call that isn’t a recording and no local office is open. I saw on your website about the Form 3911. I will fill it out and mail it. Is there any other recourse available to my husband and myself? Thank you for any input.

Terry Says

The IRS is WAY BEHIND in processing paper tax returns. But I learned from my IRS contact that they are catching up quickly. They are paying interest on refunds back to April 15th. Your refund will come in a separate check from the interest they pay – -whether by check or direct deposit. So just be patient and don’t try to find it in their records. It will come!

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