IRS Sent Letter Saying No Record of My Filed Return Despite WMR Showing Accepted - What Should I Do?
Filed my taxes 3 weeks ago and WMR shows accepted but not approved. Nothing complicated on my return - just W2 income and standard deduction like last year. Starting to get worried since I need this money. I just received a letter from the IRS that is making me extremely confused. The letter states: "Information About the Request We Received On January 28, 2025, we received a request for verification of non-filing of a tax return. As of the date of this letter, we have no record of a processed tax return for the tax period listed above. If you have any questions, you can call 800-829-1040." How is this even possible? I definitely filed my taxes around February 1st, and the WMR tool even shows my return was accepted! But now they're sending me this letter saying they have no record of my return being processed? This doesn't make any sense. I've been waiting patiently for my refund since my return was very straightforward - literally just W2 income and the standard deduction exactly like I filed last year. Has anyone else received this kind of letter while WMR shows their return as accepted? I'm really starting to worry because I was counting on this money for some bills coming up. Should I call the number on the letter? File again? I don't understand how my return could be "accepted" but then I get a letter saying they have no record of me filing.
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James Martinez
Tax pro here. This is actually pretty normal for this time of year. The IRS is still processing returns and 'accepted' just means they received it. Approval can take 2-8 weeks even for simple returns. As long as you don't have any errors, you should be fine.
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Chloe Boulanger
thx for explaining! do you know if calling the IRS would speed things up?
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James Martinez
Calling won't speed it up unfortunately. They'll just tell you to keep waiting 🤷♂️
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Olivia Harris
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Alexander Zeus
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Alicia Stern
How exactly does it work? Does it just read the transcript or what?
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Gabriel Graham
same boat bestie 😭 filed 2/1 and still waiting
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Drake
Check your transcript on the IRS website if you can access it. Sometimes it shows more info than WMR
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Chloe Boulanger
how do i even get my transcript? the irs website is so confusing
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Sarah Jones
lol welcome to the waiting game. might as well pull up a chair and get comfy 🪑
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Sebastian Scott
fr tho the IRS moving slower than my grandma with her walker 💀
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Emily Sanjay
idk why everyone panicking, its only been 3 weeks. last year took me 2 months to get mine
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