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Quoted: I in no way, shape, or form endorse doing this. But I like you. No homo. Ok. Maybe mild homo. Quoted: Quoted: Always put staples in the right-hand corner. Go ahead and put them down the whole right side. The extractors who remove the mail from the envelopes have to take out any staples on the right side. 2. Never arrange paperwork in the right order, or even facing the right way. Put a few upside down and backwards. That way they have to remove all your staples, rearrange your paperwork, and re-staple it (on the left side). 3. Line the bottom of your envelope with Elmer's glue and let it dry before you put in your forms so that the automated opener doesn't open it and the extractor has to open it by hand. 4. If you're very unfortunate and have to pay taxes, use a two- or three-party check. On top of paying with a three-party check, pay one of the dollars you owe in cash. When an extractor receives cash, no matter how small an amount, he has to take it to a special desk and fill out a few nasty forms. 5. Write a little letter of appreciation. Any letter received has to be read and stamped, regardless of what it is or what it's on. 6. Write your letter on something misshapen and unconventional, such as the back of a burlap sack. 7. When you mail it, use a big envelope (even if its just a single EZ form). Big envelopes have to be torn and sorted differently than regular business-size ones. An added bonus to the big envelope is that they take priority over other mail, so the workers can hurry up and deal with your mess. 8. If you send two checks, they'll have to staple your unsightly envelope to your half-destroyed form. 9. Always put extra paper clips on your forms. Any foreign fasteners or the like have to be removed and put away. 10. Sign your name in ink on every page. Any signature has to be verified and then date stamped. I in no way, shape, or form endorse doing this. But I like you. No homo. Ok. Maybe mild homo. I'd buy the man a beer. |
| Filed my federal tax return, and state and federal tax return for my deceased mother, in late March. My federal was eFile and the money was in my account in less than a week. My mother’s returns were paper, because extra paperwork needed to be sent in for the estate. Got her state tax refund back in about 3 weeks. Still nothing on her federal refund, and having to keep the estate open until I get the refund. |
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Quoted: Filed my federal tax return, and state and federal tax return for my deceased mother, in late March. My federal was eFile and the money was in my account in less than a week. My mother’s returns were paper, because extra paperwork needed to be sent in for the estate. Got her state tax refund back in about 3 weeks. Still nothing on her federal refund, and having to keep the estate open until I get the refund. @willi3d Once the IRS does start back to work, you should do everything in your power to get hold of your local Taxpayer Advocate Service office and explain your situation to them. Their job is to help taxpayers who are having problems with IRS red tape or who are experiencing financial difficulty due to to delays in processing returns. (Of course, that includes a LOT of folks these days.) You might be able to get them to expedite your case, though, since it is delaying settling the estate. |
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Quoted: @willi3d Once the IRS does start back to work, you should do everything in your power to get hold of your local Taxpayer Advocate Service office and explain your situation to them. Their job is to help taxpayers who are having problems with IRS red tape or who are experiencing financial difficulty due to to delays in processing returns. (Of course, that includes a LOT of folks these days.) You might be able to get them to expedite your case, though, since it is delaying settling the estate. Thanks, I’ll look into that when they reopen, although it isn’t clear right now whether they are doing any paper tax returns at all, or are doing some, but with a reduced staff. |
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I posted this in the other thread linked earlier as far as tax returns just "stacking up" and not being processed: Talked "just man to man" to a guy at the IRS, and this is the truth. He was pretty straightforward, and not very optimistic. They're showing up, getting "stamped" with a receipt date, and next truck rolls in next day. The USPS tracking will show it's been delivered, but the IRS isn't pulling the Certified Mail "green tags" off the envelopes because there's no one at the various facilities to physically process the returns. After the conversation, I was left with the impression that it may be October before they even get to the paper returns. There are ALOT of people that are counting on those returns for rent/mortgage/etc... that are truly in a world of hurt. It's an absolute shitshow, and shows no sign of relenting until the Fed workers go back to work. |
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Quoted: Paper returns generally take 6-8 weeks to process in a GOOD year. You mailed yours AFTER the IRS had already shut down most of their operations. You won't likely see your Federal refund until sometime this Fall. The app says what it does because the info from the return isn't even entered into the system yet. If he's lucky. IRS supposedly has over 10 million pieces of unopened mail. Mail hasn't been opened there in roughly 3 months. |
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Quoted: Still waiting on mine (paper filed). Does the IRS have to pay us interest for holding our money? If not, they should. This IRS web site is useless: https://sa.www4.irs.gov/irfof/lang/en/irfofgetstatus.jsp Interest? IRS?  |