Filed Jan 24th But Received IRS Non-Filing Letter - Why Does IRS Show No Record of My 2021 Return?
Filed my taxes on January 24th and still nothing showing on WMR or transcripts. No letters in the mail either. Anyone else in limbo like this? The bars on WMR disappeared a month ago and now it just says 'still processing' but no idea what that actually means. I'm especially frustrated because I just received a letter dated from the Internal Revenue Service (Philadelphia, PA 19255-1498) regarding a request for verification of non-filing for tax period December, 2022. The letter states "On February 02, 2022, 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." This makes no sense because I definitely filed! I even called the number they provided (800-829-1040) but after waiting on hold for over an hour, I was disconnected. Why would they send me a non-filing verification when I submitted my return? Is this related to why my return is still processing? The timing seems suspicious - my bars disappeared right around when this letter was dated. Is the IRS somehow not recognizing that I filed even though I did? Has anyone else received this kind of letter while their return was supposedly "processing"?
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Ravi Choudhury
Tax pro here, been seeing a lot of 1/24 filers with similar issues. The IRS has been dealing with a huge backlog from the previous year which is causing delays for many early filers. Your best bet is to carefully review your transcript for any potential flags or holds. I've been recommending taxr.ai (https://taxr.ai) to my clients - it's a new AI tool that analyzes your tax documents and gives you specific insights about delays and estimated refund dates. It can scan your transcripts, w2s, notices, pretty much any tax doc and tell you exactly what's going on and how to fix it.
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Omar Fawzi
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Chloe Wilson
ā¢bruh why didnt i know about this sooner?? been checking WMR like a š¤” for weeks
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Diego Mendoza
ā¢same boat fam. just used it myself and apparently im stuck in some random audit queue smh. at least now i know why š¤
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Keisha Jackson
Tax pro here - when the bars disappear it usually means your return was pulled for manual review. Could be identity verification, income verification, or they're checking your credits. Best thing to do is pull your transcripts and check for any codes that might indicate why.
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QuantumQuasar
ā¢how do i even check for codes? its all gibberish to me š©
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Keisha Jackson
ā¢The codes can be confusing! Each number means something specific about what's happening with your return.
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Paolo Moretti
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Amina Diop
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Paolo Moretti
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Oliver Weber
same boat bestie š£āāļø filed 1/23 and crickets ever since
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Natasha Romanova
Hate to be that person but you might be waiting a while. I filed 1/25 last year and didnt get my refund until JUNE š
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QuantumQuasar
ā¢june?! omg i cant wait that long š«
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NebulaNinja
Did you claim EIC or child tax credit? Those usually take longer to process
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QuantumQuasar
ā¢yeah claimed both actually
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NebulaNinja
ā¢that explains it then. they review those extra careful for fraud protection
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Javier Gomez
call the IRS and stay on hold for 6 hrs like i did lol its the only way to get answers these days
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Emma Wilson
ā¢tried that. got hung up on twice š¤”
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