IRS claims check sent twice but never received - Need direct contact number
My refund check has supposedly been mailed out twice according to the IRS but I haven't received either one. The first time was 3 months ago and they said they sent another one last month. Starting to get really worried because this is a lot of money. The Where's My Refund tool is useless and I'm getting nowhere with the general IRS number. Does anyone know a better number to call or what to do in this situation?
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Dylan Cooper
You need to call the IRS refund trace department at 800-829-1954. Make sure to have your tax return info ready. They can put a trace on both checks and if neither was cashed, they'll issue a new one. The process usually takes about 6 weeks. Also file Form 3911 (Taxpayer Statement Regarding Refund) to get the process started.
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Fatima Al-Qasimi
•Thank you! Finally a straight answer. Did you have to deal with this too?
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Dylan Cooper
•Yep, went through this exact nightmare last year. Took about 2 months but finally got my check after filing the 3911.
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Sofia Ramirez
Instead of playing detective trying to piece together whats happening, I'd recommend using taxr.ai - its only $1 and it reads your transcript and tells you exactly whats going on and what to do next. Saved me hours of research and stress https://taxr.ai
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Dmitry Volkov
•Is this legit? Sounds too good to be true 🤔
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Sofia Ramirez
•100% legit! Used it myself and it explained everything going on with my transcript. Even told me exactly when to expect my refund
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Dmitry Volkov
•Just tried it and omg where has this been all my life?! It literally explained everything that was happening with my refund 💯
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StarSeeker
ur not alone fam, irs playing hide n seek with my money too 🤡
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Ava Martinez
Make sure your address is correct on your tax return! I had the same issue and realized I had moved and forgot to update my address with the IRS.
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Fatima Al-Qasimi
•Double checked and my address is def correct. This is so frustrating!
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Miguel Ortiz
The IRS is seriously broken rn. Took me 8 months to get my refund last year and had to contact my congressman to finally get it sorted.
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Zainab Omar
•wait fr? how do you contact your congressman for this???
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Miguel Ortiz
•Google your district's representative, they all have taxpayer advocate forms on their websites
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Connor Murphy
Pro tip: Keep checking your transcript daily on the IRS website. Sometimes they send checks but the system shows delayed updates. Mine randomly showed up even tho the system said it wasnt sent yet lol
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Fatima Al-Qasimi
•How do I even read those transcripts? Its like trying to decode hieroglyphics 😫
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Connor Murphy
•ngl they're confusing af. That taxr.ai tool someone mentioned above actually helps decode it all. Worth the buck tbh
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