2020 Tax Transcript Shows $3,200 Refund Cancelled and Reissued Next Day - What Happened to My NY Unemployment Return?

This happened to me too but with a 1,800 refund. From what I understand, sometimes they cancel and reissue if there was a mistake in the processing or if they changed something about your return. The additional tax might be from unreported unemployment income if you didnt include that on your original filing. NY unemployment withholds too little and people get surprised with taxes later.

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So the code 846 means refund issued, and 841 means refund cancelled. It's common for the IRS to cancel and reissue refunds if there's an adjustment or routing error. Nothing to worry about if you got your money. The $1,000 additional tax could be related to the unemployment tax adjustment they did in 2021 retroactively. A lot of people got automatic adjustments.

OMG the ny unemployment tax mess is still haunting us all! I had something similar on my transcript - refund canceled and reissued but with a different amount. Called the IRS and they said it was because of a math error they caught. It doesn't affect your unemployment benifits tho, just how they processed your tax refund.

The notice you missed was probably a CP12. They send these when they make adjustments to your return. I got one for the same reason - they adjusted my unemployment tax and had to cancel/reissue the refund. You can request a copy of the notice by calling the IRS or looking in your online account if you have one set up.

Something VERY similar happened to me and it turned out to be identity verification. Even though I got my refund, a year later they sent me a letter saying I needed to verify my identity for that old return. Apparently they sometimes release the funds but flag the account for review. The additional assessment might be related to that. I'd call the IRS directly about this one.

It says "additional tax assessed $1,000" which usually means they found income you didn't report or you made a math error. Then later it shows credits being applied, which could be from unemployment tax adjustments that happened in 2021. The refund cancellation and reissue is usually just internal processing - nothign to worry about if the money hit ur account.

Look at line 766 "Tax relief credits" - that's the American Rescue Plan unemployment tax break they applied automatically in 2021. They gave people who received unemployment in 2020 a tax break retroactively. That might explain the adjustments you're seeing. Did you get an additional refund in 2021 around April/May?

This looks totally normal to me. A lot of times refunds are cancelled and reissued if they need to make adjustments or if they initially send it to the wrong place. Since you got your money, I wouldn't stress about it. The 2021 adjustments are likely from the unemployment tax forgiveness they did retroactively. Nothing to do with your current ny unemployment status.

Listen I've been dealing with NY unemployment and IRS issues for TWO YEARS now, and here's what you need to know: 1. The refund cancel/reissue happens for multiple reasons - wrong account number, adjustment to the amount, or additional verification needed. Since you received your money, this is a non-issue. 2. The "additional tax assessed" in 2020 could be from a calculation error or unreported income they found. 3. The credit in 2021 is almost certainly from the American Rescue Plan unemployment tax exemption ($10,200 of unemployment benefits were made tax-free retroactively). 4. None of this will affect your current unemployment benefits with NY. If you're worried, you can request your wage and income transcript from the IRS to see exactly what income was reported for you. Two resources that helped me: - r/tax subreddit has great info on transcript codes - When I needed to reach NY unemployment, claimyr.com got me through to a live agent in about 2 hours after weeks of failed attempts Hope this helps!

Def check if you got a letter (CP12 probably) explaining the adjustments. My sister had similar transcript codes and ignored the notice, then got a surprise bill 2 years later cuz she missed the deadline to respond. NY unemployment is a mess but this looks more like standard IRS stuff.

am I the only one who sees that huge tax refund and thinks damn, i wish ny unemployment gave ME that much back lololol 😂

The notice code on April 27, 2020 is what you need to follow up on. Call the IRS at 1-800-829-1040 and ask about that specific notice. They can tell you exactly what it was for and resend it if needed.

lmao welcome to the wonderful world of the IRS where they make changes without telling you and expect you to figure it out 🤡 I had FOUR cancellations and reissues before I finally got my money last year