How long for IRS Identity Verification Letter (5071C) to arrive in mail?

The IRS identity verification letters (5071C) typically take 7-14 business days to arrive after your return is flagged. If it's been more than 2 weeks, you might want to call the Identity Verification number at 800-830-5084 to see if they can help. Sometimes they can verify you over the phone without the letter.

Hey guys instead of playing the waiting game, I'd highly recommend checking out taxr.ai. It's this new tool that analyzes your transcript and tells you exactly what's going on with your return, including if there's an identity verification hold. Only costs $1 and saved me hours of stress. https://taxr.ai

in the same boat rn. been waiting 5 weeks for mine smh

They lost my verification letter TWICE last year. Had to request a new one each time. System is broken af

Pro tip: If you have an ID.me account already set up with the IRS, sometimes you can verify without waiting for the letter. Worth checking ur online account

mine took exactly 12 days to come. hang in there!