Filing status – single, head of household, married filing joint, or married filing separate.Individual Taxpayer Identification Number (ITIN) for taxpayers without a Social Security number.Social Security numbers (SSN) and birth dates.Our representatives must verify your identity before discussing your personal information. Telephone assistors can help with many topics but see the list of topics our assistors can’t address. Are your Social Security benefits taxable?.Are your unemployment benefits taxable?.Use our Interactive Tax Assistant to answer your tax-related questions, such as: Get the latest information on IRS operations and services. Do not file a second tax return or call the IRS. We’re processing all mail in the order we receive it. It’s taking us longer to process mailed documents including paper tax returns. To get your AGI quickly, order a tax transcript online or access your Online Account. Note: You can’t get your AGI over the phone. Sign your e-filed return with your adjusted gross income (AGI).E-file options for individual taxpayers.Individual Taxpayer Identification Number (ITIN)įile an accurate return and use e-file and direct deposit to avoid delays.

If you mailed an amended return to the IRS more than three weeks ago and it hasn’t appeared in the system, call the IRS automated toll-free number +1 (866) 464 2050 to resolve the issue.

(The adjustment will result in a refund, balance due, or no tax change.)Ĭompleted means the IRS has processed your return, and will mail you all of the information connected to its processing. Received means your amended return has been received, and it’s being processed.Īdjusted means the IRS made an adjustment to your account. Just like in the “Where’s My Return?” tool, your amended return will go through three stages while it’s being processed: You can track the status of your amended tax return (and refund) via the aptly-titled “ Where’s My Amended Return?” tool: How long should I wait if I filed an amended tax return?Īmended returns can take up to three weeks to show up in the system, and processing can take 20 weeks or longer, depending on whether your amended return requires additional review. The IRS will also use this page to let you know whether your refund amount was reduced for some reason-because you owed money to the IRS for a previous return, for example. Here is how Where’s My Refund? will look like once that happens: If you requested a paper check, it could take several weeks for it to arrive in the mail. Remember that it may take your bank anywhere from one to five days to deposit the funds into your account. (Where’s My Refund? should indicate the date that the payment was sent.) This means the IRS has sent your refund to your financial institution for direct deposit, or mailed a check.

If you don’t receive your refund by the date mentioned on this page, the IRS suggests contacting your bank first, to make sure there aren’t any problems with your account. Once the IRS processes your return, you’ll see an estimated date for when the money will be deposited into your bank account, like so: This usually happens about three weeks (21 days) after the IRS indicates they’ve received your return. This means the IRS has processed and approved your return. Here’s what the Where’s My Refund? tool looks like once the IRS receives your return: This means that the IRS has received your tax return, and that it’s currently being processed. Here’s what each of them means: Stage 1: Return Received Once the IRS receives your tax return and starts processing it, Where’s My Refund will show you one of three statuses: “Return Received,” “Refund Approved” and “Refund Sent.” What happens once the IRS receives my return?

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