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1099 Filing Delay? Small refund with 2 dependents taking forever to process

Filed my tax return with 1099 income and claimed 2 dependents. Getting a smaller refund than usual but its been over 2 months now. Does having 1099 income make the IRS take longer to process returns? Starting to get worried since my friend who filed W2 only already got their refund.

Yuki Tanaka

1099 income can take longer to process because the IRS needs to match the income reported on your return with what was reported by all payers. Also, returns with dependents get additional scrutiny to prevent fraud. The combination of these factors often results in longer processing times, usually 2-4 months instead of the typical 21 days for simple W2 returns.

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Ethan Davis

ugh that makes sense but its so frustrating. thx for explaining

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Carmen Ortiz

im in the same boat. been waiting 3 months with 1099s 🤮

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Zoe Papadopoulos

My 1099 return took 6 months last year smh

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Jamal Washington

6 months?! im gonna die waiting that long 💀

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Mei Wong

Pro tip: make sure all your 1099s match exactly what payers reported. One penny off and youll be stuck in processing hell

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Liam Fitzgerald

called irs today and they said 1099s are taking longer this year bc of staffing issues lololol clown show fr 🤡

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PixelWarrior

classic irs moment

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Amara Adebayo

Dont even get me started on the dependent verification process... straight up nightmare

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Giovanni Rossi

facts! they asked me for my kids birth certificates TWICE

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