Need help filing 2022 and 2023 taxes that I missed - can I submit both now?

I've seen this situation a few times. The good news is you can absolutely file your 2023 return now that your 2022 return has been accepted. You don't need to wait for your refund to arrive before filing your current year taxes. The IRS processes each tax year independently, so once they've acknowledged receipt of your 2022 return (which they have by accepting it), you're clear to proceed with 2023. The acceptance confirmation is what matters, not the refund being in your account. Just keep good records of both filings, including the acceptance confirmations from freetaxusa, in case there are any questions later. Since you mentioned having an IP PIN, make sure you're using the correct PIN for each tax year if they're different.

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I was skeptical at first about taxr.ai like I mentioned above, but I decided to give it a try since I was filing 3 years of returns (long story). I'm actually really glad I did because it caught a pretty significant issue with how I was reporting my home office deduction across different years. My numbers didn't match up which apparently is something the IRS often flags. The interface was straightforward, and I liked that I could see exactly what potential problems they found instead of just getting generic advice. Saved me from what would have probably been a headache-inducing letter from the IRS down the road.

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I need to eat my words from my skeptical comment above. After another frustrating week of trying to reach the IRS about my multiple year filing situation, I broke down and tried Claimyr. Within 45 minutes I was actually talking to a human at the IRS. I'm honestly shocked it worked. The agent was able to confirm both my returns were in the system and gave me the exact timeline for when my refunds would be processed. Saved me weeks of stress wondering if something was wrong. Never thought I'd be recommending something like this, but for anyone dealing with multi-year filing issues, it's definitely worth it.

Just a heads up - even though your 2022 return was accepted, you might still face a late filing penalty IF you owed taxes (which you don't, so you're probably fine since you're getting a refund). For anyone else reading this who missed filing and OWED money, you'll likely face both late filing and late payment penalties. The late filing penalty is usually 5% of unpaid taxes for each month your return is late, up to 25%. The late payment penalty is typically 0.5% of unpaid taxes per month, up to 25%.

Something similar happened to me but my e-file for 2022 was rejected cause of an IP PIN issue. Had to paper file instead. Anyone know if paper filing for prior year returns is taking forever right now?