IRS Notice 1462 Coming - What Should I Expect? Identity Verification?
Just checked my transcript and noticed I'm getting a notice 1462 from the IRS. Anyone know if this is just for identity verification or if theres more to it? Getting anxious about what this could mean for my return.
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Peyton Clarke
Tax pro here. Notice 1462 is typically an identity verification notice. The IRS needs to confirm your identity before processing your return. You'll need to either call them or verify online through ID.me. It's a security measure to prevent fraud, nothing to panic about.
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Misterclamation Skyblue
•Thank god its just verification. Was freaking out thinking they found something wrong 😅
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Peyton Clarke
•Nope, you're good! Just make sure to respond promptly when you get it.
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Vince Eh
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Sophia Gabriel
•Is this legit? Sounds too good to be true 🤔
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Tobias Lancaster
im in the same boat rn. got that notice last week and verified my identity yesterday. now we wait i guess 🙃
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Ezra Beard
Make sure u save copies of everything! The IRS lost my verification twice last year smh
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Misterclamation Skyblue
•oof thanks for the heads up! 😬
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Statiia Aarssizan
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Reginald Blackwell
•fr fr those were the days ðŸ˜
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Aria Khan
Did anyone else have to wait forever after verifying? Its been 9 weeks for me...
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Everett Tutum
•Took me 12 weeks last year. The IRS is moving slower than a snail going backwards
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Aria Khan
•bruhhh dont tell me that 😫
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Zainab Yusuf
I went through this same thing last year! Notice 1462 is definitely just identity verification - nothing scary. The whole process took about 2 weeks once I verified online through ID.me. Just make sure you have your prior year tax return handy when you verify, they'll ask questions about it. Don't stress too much, it's super common these days with all the fraud prevention measures they've put in place.
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Liam Fitzgerald
•Thanks for sharing your experience! 2 weeks sounds way better than what some others are saying here. Did you have any issues with the ID.me verification process itself? I've heard mixed things about their system.
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Arjun Kurti
•The ID.me process was pretty smooth for me! Just had to upload a photo of my driver's license and take a selfie. The trickiest part was answering the questions about my prior year return - they asked about specific line items and deductions. Make sure you have your actual tax documents ready, not just what you remember filing. The whole verification took maybe 15 minutes once I had everything together.
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Natalie Khan
Same thing happened to me last month! The notice 1462 is definitely just identity verification - totally routine. I was panicking too when I first saw it on my transcript, but it turned out to be no big deal. The verification through ID.me took about 10 minutes, and my return processed about 3 weeks later. Just have your previous year's tax return ready because they'll ask specific questions about amounts and filing status. Way less scary than it seems!
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Freya Thomsen
•That's super reassuring to hear! 3 weeks processing time after verification doesn't sound too bad. Did you get any updates on your transcript between when you verified and when it actually processed, or did it just suddenly show up as processed one day? I'm trying to figure out if there are any signs to look for that things are moving along.
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