Montecfo
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I filed a paper return in mid-March and just got my refund last week. I am definitely filling electronically again this coming year.
My plan is to avoid a refund!
I filed a paper return in mid-March and just got my refund last week. I am definitely filling electronically again this coming year.
My plan is to avoid a refund!
I managed that for 30+ years then I got divorced and two years later got remarried. That screwed up all my well established tax withholding amounts. I only filed a paper return because that was what was required to apply for an ITIN for my new wife. Then it all got caught up in Covid. I will undoubtedly have a hefty refund next year and hopefully after that I will go back to near zero refunds.HTML:
My plan is to avoid a refund!
Whew, what a nightmare! I hope nothing like that ever happens to you again, or to any of us.Well finally got my refund direct deposited plus a good amount of interest to top it off. [...]
Posted an amended return in late April that netted me about $350. Received it about 3 weeks ago. Probably coincidence, but it was 2-3 weeks after I logged into the IRS site to check the status, which was (in so many words) we received it, don't call us, we'll call you.
I'm still waiting for a couple hundred bucks from an amended return I mailed in May. Same status on their site, so your post makes me hopeful I'll see it soon.
Hi... I mentioned earlier in this thread how to reach a person at the IRS... bumping it up..good luck
Here are the steps you need to take to reach a real person on the phone at the IRS.
Before you call, make sure you have all of the information that you need.
- Social Security cards and birth dates for those who were on the return you are calling about.
- An Individual Taxpayer Identification Number (ITIN) letter if you don’t have a Social Security number (SSN)
- Filing status – Single, Head of Household, Married Filing Joint or Married Filing Separate
- Your prior-year tax return. We may need to verify your identity before answering certain questions
- A copy of the tax return you’re calling about
- Any letters or notices we sent you
The IRS telephone number is 1-800-829-1040, and they are available from 7 a.m. – 7 p.m. Monday thru Friday. The best time to call is early in the morning.
The first question the automated system will ask you is to choose your language.
Once you’ve set your language, do NOT choose Option 1 (regarding refund info). Choose option 2 for “Personal Income Tax” instead.
Next, press 1 for “form, tax history, or payment”.
Next, press 3 “for all other questions.”
Next, press 2 “for all other questions.”
When the system asks you to enter your SSN or EIN to access your account information, do NOT enter anything.
After it asks twice, you will be prompted with another menu.
Press 2 for personal or individual tax questions.
Finally, press 4 for all other inquiries. The system should then transfer you to an agent.
We were given super secret PIN numbers to use on our subsequent tax returns to prevent fraud. I'm wondering how these numbers would prevent what happened to us, as the hackers got into the software after the return was prepared and was on its way to the IRS.
Any thought?
As far as the PIN numbers go, I am more concerned about a repeat of what happened this year. Our return was intercepted by the hackers after our accountant pressed submit and before it got to the IRS. If the accountant includes the PIN numbers on the electronic return and it is intercepted again I don't see how the PIN numbers help.