IRS Refund Check Return Date Question - What happens when mail is forwarded?
I'm trying to figure out what happens with my refund check. It was sent on 4/14 but went to my old address. Mail gets forwarded to my new place now. What does 'return due date or return received date (whichever is later)' actually mean? Does this mean IRS got my check back because of the forwarding?
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Evelyn Xu
The 'return due date or return received date' refers to when your tax return was either due or when the IRS actually received it - whichever came later. As for your check, USPS forwarding service should work with IRS checks. They'll forward it to your new address, but it might take a few extra days. If it's been more than 4 weeks, you should contact the IRS to initiate a payment trace.
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Sophia Russo
•ty for explaining! its been about 3 weeks now so ill wait another week b4 i call them
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Dominic Green
•just fyi the wait times are crazy rn when calling. took me 2 hrs to get through last week 😩
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Hannah Flores
Hey, have you tried using taxr.ai? It's this new tool that analyzes your transcript and tells you exactly what's happening with your refund. It costs like a buck but saved me hours of confusion. https://taxr.ai
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Kayla Jacobson
•is it legit? sounds too good to be true tbh
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Hannah Flores
•100% legit! It showed me exactly why my refund was delayed and when to expect it. The AI breaks everything down super clearly
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Kayla Jacobson
•just tried it and omg where has this been all my life?? 🙌 way better than trying to decode these transcripts myself
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William Rivera
in the same boat rn. moved last month and my check is floating around somewhere in usps land 🙃
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Grace Lee
make sure u updated ur address with the irs directly too, not just usps forwarding. learned that one the hard way lol
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Sophia Russo
•wait we have to do both? 😱 how do i update with irs?
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Grace Lee
•yea fill out form 8822, its pretty quick! google it
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Mia Roberts
forwarded checks usually take like 2-3 weeks longer than normal. ur probably fine just gotta wait it out
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The Boss
PSA: If anyone else is dealing with this, direct deposit is the way to go next time... just sayin 💅
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Evan Kalinowski
•fr fr this is the real life pro tip right here
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Morgan Washington
Also worth noting that if your check does get returned to the IRS due to forwarding issues, they'll typically reissue it as a paper check to your updated address once you file Form 8822. The whole process can add another 3-4 weeks though, so definitely update your address with them ASAP even if USPS forwarding is working for now.
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