I am self employed and got a letter where they pretend I didn't send a bazillion dollars with my tax return. They are graciously setting up a payment plan for taxes I have already paid, for the low low price of $250. I must respond by the 20th if I disagree. But you can't reach anyone at the IRS because they are having technical difficulties and have been since the day I got the stupid letter.
On a separate but related note, I can't even make an estimated payment while this gets sorted out because I can't get into the website. I am afraid to mail a handwritten check because they are being stolen from the mail and altered, and deposited into online bank accounts. Still working out a fraudulent check written on my business account - 200 payment altered to just under 10K. You have to fill out a police report and the word is, this is happening all over "Chicagoland." When did day to day life become so frickin' tedious????
Would it be too much to hope they are cleaning house? Yes, but I am going to fantasize about it anyway.
Still havent gotten my 2021 refund that I electronically filed in Feb. Jumping through many hoops its ridiculous!
Have you looked up where's my refund on the IRS website? If not, check that and see what it says. There's a lot of instances of people e-filing, the site shows it as processing and then it just disappears and will show they haven't received the return. Very frustrating but you do need to stay on top of it, just had a client with this problem from his 2020 tax return! Poof, it's gone!
Yes, probably 100+ times. Submitted electronically in Feb. Bounced back in April. Resubmitted by mail before April 15th per CPA. Told I need to verify myself through there web site. This is all actually for my 89 year old Mother in a nursing home who cant see well and cant hear well. That was fun trying to verify her over a 2 week period. (6 attempts before they would verify her!) After she was finally verified we waited only to get another letter asking if her status has changed. Mind you my Mom has been widowed since 1999 and has sent in the same forms through the same tax accountant for the last 40 years. Next I end up getting a CAF number so they can talk to me (son and POA on her trust) and was told to wait some more. Total incompetence on there part!
Oh no! I am SO sorry you're having to deal with this, knowing they still have 2020 tax returns SOMEWHERE is just horrible and I can relate to the repeated registrations, phone calls, verifications, etc. Sure feels like the runaround doesn't it? Maybe instead of hiring more agents to review small businesses, they should hire more staff to process the prior year returns that aren't processed! Saying a prayer for you fren, taking care of elderly parents is hard enough but having issues with the IRS makes that job sooooo much harder!