IRS Denying Hardship Request - Told to Wait 120 Days for Review
Just got off the phone with the IRS and they said I dont qualify for hardship because I have to wait 120 days for review first. My bills are piling up and I really need this money. Anyone else dealing with this? Filed back in February and still nothing.
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Julia Hall
Unfortunately, this is correct. The IRS requires a mandatory 120-day review period before considering hardship requests. They use this time to verify all documentation and process any necessary adjustments. Even with financial difficulties, they rarely make exceptions to this timeline.
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Evelyn Rivera
•This is ridiculous! How are people supposed to survive waiting 4 months? 😤
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Julia Hall
•I know its frustrating, but you might want to look into emergency assistance programs in your area while waiting
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Arjun Patel
Hey, I was in the same boat last month and found this tool called taxr.ai - it costs $1 but it analyzes your transcript and tells you exactly whats going on and if you actually qualify for hardship. Saved me hours of phone calls. Here's the link: https://taxr.ai
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Jade Lopez
•Does it actually work? Sounds too good to be true tbh
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Arjun Patel
•100% works. It showed me I had a verification issue I didnt even know about and gave me the exact steps to fix it
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Tony Brooks
•Just tried it - holy cow where has this been all my life?! 🙌
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Ella rollingthunder87
im on month 5 of waiting. they told me the same thing about hardship back in march smh
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Yara Campbell
Your best bet is to contact your local Taxpayer Advocate Service. They might be able to help speed things up if youre experiencing serious financial hardship.
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Evelyn Rivera
•Already tried, they said their not taking new cases rn 😫
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Isaac Wright
The system is completely broken. Its like they want us to suffer
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Maya Diaz
•fr fr its a joke at this point 🤡
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Tami Morgan
Try calling early morning right when they open. Sometimes you get different answers from different agents
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Evelyn Rivera
•what time do they open?
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Tami Morgan
•7am EST. Set ur alarm lol
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