2021 Tax Return Stuck - IRS Missing Sick Leave Form + Tax Advocate Ghost - Return Amount Changed $16,835 to $18,320

Tax professional here. Your situation is pretty common right now with the backlog. When the IRS adjusts your refund upward, that's actually a good sign - means they're actively working on it. However, the sick leave form issue needs resolution. If your advocate isn't responding, call the Tax Advocate Service main line and request a new advocate. The old one might have left or has too many cases.

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in the same boat bestie 😭 2021 return gang rise up

Keep calling the advocate service main line every week. Being annoying works sometimes lol. I had to switch advocates twice before getting someone who actually helped.

The fact that they found a missed credit is actually good news! Means someone's eyes are on your return. My 2021 was stuck for 14 months but once they adjusted it up it only took 6 more weeks to get my $$$

bruh the IRS is such a mess rn... why they taking 2+ years to process returns when they can send out audit letters in 0.5 seconds 🤮