re: Form 4506t can't locate transcript

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They sure as hell cashed the check on April 17. But currently no return is associated with me for tax year 2012. They noted the payment. She said since it was a paper return it could take up to 8 weeks to process and appear in the system. This is unfortunate because I have a scheduled closing date of May 31 on a house

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Yeah, they don't give a frick, it's not their money.

FWIW You could have filed the return early, and then mailed the check on the 15th. (sorry to be captain hindsight).

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I waited until April 15

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Should have done it around the 10th. I understand wanting to hold on to your money, but that is the busiest tax day of the year for the IRS, especially if you filed a

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paper return

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These always take longer to process.

If you are trying to close on May 31, you had to have known in April that a lender may need your tax return, so you should have used a little forethought and tried to make the process easier on the front end.

I'm not taking up for the IRS, but you've got to try to put yourself in a better situation on the front end if possible.