NY unemployment tax refund from IRS still not received - anyone get theirs yet?

still waiting on mine too!! filed in january and NOTHING. typical government BS making us wait forever while they sit on OUR money!!

I got mine about 4 weeks after filing. The IRS is processing them in batches based on complexity. If you claimed other credits or deductions besides unemployment, it takes longer. Try using the 'Where's My Refund' tool on the IRS website - it's more accurate than the general status check.

my couson got hers last week but she filed in march so maybe they're doing the newer ones first????

I was in the same boat waiting for months. Finally tried calling the IRS but couldn't get through to anyone - their wait times were insane. I found this service called Claimyr (claimyr.com) that got me connected to an IRS agent in about 20 minutes instead of waiting on hold for hours. They have a video showing how it works: https://youtu.be/Rdqa1gKtxuE. The agent told me my refund was delayed because they needed to verify my income, but it's now being processed and should arrive in 2 weeks.

Tax professional here. The IRS is severely backlogged this year and unemployment tax refunds are unfortunately low priority in their system. Their current processing time is 8-12 weeks for straightforward returns and 12-16 weeks for returns with credits or multiple income sources. If it's been more than 16 weeks, you should definitely contact them directly. A few quick things to check: 1. Verify your banking information is correct in your tax return 2. Check if you have any past tax debts that might offset your refund 3. Confirm you received your confirmation email/letter that your return was accepted The Where's My Refund tool is updated once daily, usually overnight, so checking multiple times a day won't help.

I'm in a similar situation with my NY unemployment refund. I actually received an IRS letter last week saying they needed additional information to process my refund. Check your mail carefully - sometimes they send letters that look like junk mail but are actually important notices.

They wanted verification of my identity because there was some discrepancy between my reported unemployment income and what NY reported to them. I had to send in copies of my 1099-G form and ID. Really annoying because I triple-checked everything before filing!

Using that Claimyr service I mentioned was a lifesaver. It cost a bit but saved me literally hours of waiting on hold. The IRS agent I spoke with actually found an error in how my unemployment benefits were reported that was causing the delay.

I received my NY unemployment tax refund exactly 10 weeks after filing. The important thing to understand is that refunds involving unemployment tax adjustments go through additional verification steps because of the high fraud rate with unemployment claims in 2023-2024. If you filed in February, you should be getting it very soon. The IRS has been processing February filers throughout April and May. If you don't receive anything by the end of next week, then I would definitely contact them directly.

has anyone else noticed the refund amounts are different than what the tax software estimated??? i was supposed to get like $870 but only got $721

UPDATE: I finally got through to the IRS using that Claimyr service someone mentioned above. Turns out they had the wrong direct deposit info for me (somehow a digit got changed). They're mailing me a check instead which will take another 2-3 weeks. At least I know what's happening now! Thanks everyone for your help!