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Can anyone guess why the IRS keeps issuing refund checks for tax years where I asked for the refund to be applied to the next year? It seems to have started with my 2017 return.
Is it relevant that I don’t pay estimated taxes? In other words, is this option to roll your refund forward only available to payers of quarterly estimated taxes?
Is it relevant that I have been filing quite late? As I understand it, if you don’t owe taxes you have three years from the due date to file without losing your refund (after that your refund is forfeit). I have been filing close to that three year deadline (don’t ask), though I have recently made an effort to catch up.
Other ideas - ?
I have been voiding these refund checks and sending them back, but am wondering if there’s something I'm not understanding about all this.
Is it relevant that I don’t pay estimated taxes? In other words, is this option to roll your refund forward only available to payers of quarterly estimated taxes?
Is it relevant that I have been filing quite late? As I understand it, if you don’t owe taxes you have three years from the due date to file without losing your refund (after that your refund is forfeit). I have been filing close to that three year deadline (don’t ask), though I have recently made an effort to catch up.
Other ideas - ?
I have been voiding these refund checks and sending them back, but am wondering if there’s something I'm not understanding about all this.