It is more than 60 days later and still no refund. It has been nearly 4 months since I filed and still no refund. I never had this problem before and have no idea what else to do. I am currently waiting to speak to someone at the IRS.

Why does the IRS take so long to validate identities?

In a lot of recent cases, it appears that the IRS is delaying refund processing and payments by several weeks because they are spending a lot more time validating tax payer identities. But a lot of people are wondering how this works and how they can quickly validate their identities with the IRS to get their refunds as soon as possible.

How to check if your tax refund is held up?

Call the IRS. You can call the IRS as well (see numbers at the end of this post) to check if you refund is held up for identity verification. They will likely direct you to the idverify website or ask you to wait for the 5071C letter

What to do if you get a call from the IRS?

If you get a call from someone who says they are from the IRS, it is likely a scam unless they can provide you with a specific letter 5071C case number (found in the upper corner of the letter) Per the IRS you will need the following to validate or confirm your identity.

When does the IRS freeze your tax refund?

The IRS can delay your tax refund until it completes any audits. This is most common when the IRS is conducting a mail audit on your EITC or ACTC return from a prior year. Normally, you’ll receive IRS Letter CP88 indicating that your refund is frozen until the IRS completes the audit.

What to do if your tax refund is delayed?

Contact the IRS and research your IRS account. After you understand more about why the IRS delayed your tax refund, and how to respond to the IRS, do so right away to avoid further problems. Your H&R Block tax professional can also help you investigate the cause of a refund delay and communicate with the IRS for you.

When do you get your tax refund in 2020?

We are processing returns received over the summer and fall in 2020 due to the extended July 15, 2020 tax filing due date. While the majority of 2019 refund returns have been processed, in some cases, we are processing tax returns that were mailed with a payment even though payment associated with these returns have been processed by the IRS.