Guest Scott Posted July 11, 2020 Report Share Posted July 11, 2020 (edited) Is there anyone else out there who still hasn't gotten their tax refund? I filed in March and this was our biggest refund to date. We still haven't got it though. Phone calls to the irs just hang up on you before connecting to a live person, the irs website says no information available, and all the irs offices are closed. Edited July 11, 2020 by Scott Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carborendum Posted July 11, 2020 Report Share Posted July 11, 2020 1 minute ago, Scott said: Is there anyone else out there who still hasn't gotten their tax refund? I filed in March and this was our biggest refund to date. We still haven't got it though. Phone calls to the irs just hang up on you before connecting to a live person, the irs website says no information available, and all the irs offices are closed. Did you file electronically? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Scott Posted July 11, 2020 Report Share Posted July 11, 2020 29 minutes ago, Carborendum said: Did you file electronically? Not this year because it wouldn't take our medical deductions electronically. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carborendum Posted July 11, 2020 Report Share Posted July 11, 2020 Just now, Scott said: Not this year because it wouldn't take our medical deductions electronically. I've never heard of that before. Did you use a CPA? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Scott Posted July 11, 2020 Report Share Posted July 11, 2020 8 minutes ago, Carborendum said: I've never heard of that before. Did you use a CPA? No, I always do them myself. Last year we claimed tens of thousands of dollars in out of pocket medical expenses, plus the solar credit, and for some reason the electronic filing sites wouldn't let it clear (even with documentation), so I had to do it by mail. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeuroTypical Posted July 11, 2020 Report Share Posted July 11, 2020 Folks who don't get a check in the mail, will see it when they do their taxes in 2021. Not sure about getting it sooner. This might help: https://www.irs.gov/coronavirus/get-my-payment Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carborendum Posted July 11, 2020 Report Share Posted July 11, 2020 (edited) 6 minutes ago, Scott said: No, I always do them myself. Last year we claimed tens of thousands of dollars in out of pocket medical expenses, plus the solar credit, and for some reason the electronic filing sites wouldn't let it clear (even with documentation), so I had to do it by mail. The thing is that most of the better CPAs will be able to contact the IRS when the lay person cannot. And they may know how to file electronically when you do not. You could at least talk to one and find out if they can call or not. You could also ask if they can e-file it or not (even with those extra deductions). If they can, try to do it before the deadline. If they can't then you're stuck wondering if it just got lost in the mail or if it got lost at the IRS or if it is still being processed. I remember one year where everyone around me said they got their returns. I didn't get mine for another couple months after the last person seemed to get theirs. I can send you the info for my accountant (He's in Denver). He'd normally talk to you. But being this close to tax day, he might be too busy. Edited July 11, 2020 by Carborendum Midwest LDS 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mordorbund Posted July 11, 2020 Report Share Posted July 11, 2020 13 hours ago, Scott said: Is there anyone else out there who still hasn't gotten their tax refund? I filed in March and this was our biggest refund to date. We still haven't got it though. Phone calls to the irs just hang up on you before connecting to a live person, the irs website says no information available, and all the irs offices are closed. Are you a member of the Tea Party? I hear they’ve been yanked around by the IRS in the past. Carborendum 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Traveler Posted July 15, 2020 Report Share Posted July 15, 2020 On 7/10/2020 at 7:39 PM, Scott said: Is there anyone else out there who still hasn't gotten their tax refund? I filed in March and this was our biggest refund to date. We still haven't got it though. Phone calls to the irs just hang up on you before connecting to a live person, the irs website says no information available, and all the irs offices are closed. I have a rather complex tax filing so I use a specialized tax accountant. After 2 weeks I did not get a refund so I contacted my accountant. As it turned out my tax filing was lost this year by the IRS and I had to refile all over again. After filing the second time - I got my refund in less than a week. Our accountant said that the IRS has lost a lot of filing this year - about a third of the filing he has prepared. I do not know how my accountant was able to trace and determine that it was lost but he was able to do it in about 2 days. On a side note - I was audited some years ago by the IRS - it is the single worse experience with any government agency I have ever had. I was lied to, I was threatened, my employer was notified to have my wages garnished. I found out later that the IRS had me mixed up with someone else. I did not know that the IRS was so powerful and that they could treat someone so badly and when it was over I had no recourse to recover anything that was lost because of their mistake. I also discovered that once on a bad list for the IRS - they will bother you every year. I decided after that experience that I would never have any communications with anyone in the IRS without a witness present and a recorder. Once I started using a specialized tax accountant - all my IRS problems have conveniently ended. The Traveler Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anatess2 Posted July 15, 2020 Report Share Posted July 15, 2020 It is now July 15 and I still haven't filed my taxes... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vort Posted July 15, 2020 Report Share Posted July 15, 2020 No problem. I'm pretty sure that the Democrats have determined that taxes are purely voluntary, unless you are rich and/or Republican. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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