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First time filing taxes. 2+ months no refund.
Posted on 4/15/19 at 1:09 pm
Posted on 4/15/19 at 1:09 pm
Filed my taxes back during the first week of February. Got my state refund back within 6 weeks. Federal has yet to be deposited.
Called at the end of February and they said it had been put up for review for 45 days. Called again after 45 days. They said it had got extended to 60 days during the initial review.
What's the deal? They don't seem to know anything or want to give me any information. Filed taxes through HR Block. Had no deductions or anything. Fairly simple return.
This is my first time filing taxes. Is this a common thing?
Called at the end of February and they said it had been put up for review for 45 days. Called again after 45 days. They said it had got extended to 60 days during the initial review.
What's the deal? They don't seem to know anything or want to give me any information. Filed taxes through HR Block. Had no deductions or anything. Fairly simple return.
This is my first time filing taxes. Is this a common thing?
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Posted on 4/15/19 at 1:43 pm to TigerMan327
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Filed taxes through HR Block
That is the problem.
Posted on 4/15/19 at 2:00 pm to TigerMan327
Sounds like identity verification. I would keep calling.
Posted on 4/15/19 at 2:20 pm to TigerMan327
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Called at the end of February and they said it had been put up for review for 45 days. Called again after 45 days. They said it had got extended to 60 days during the initial review.
Not shocking. Similar issue occurred to me during a tax dispute. They would use up all their time just to extend it and say it had just gotten to the right person.
Just be patient.
Posted on 4/15/19 at 2:27 pm to TigerMan327
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This is my first time filing taxes
How old are you? My guess is it's either an identity issue or the IRS thinks you should have filed in prior years. Just a random guess.
But something has tripped a checkbox that warrants additional review. Unfortunetly, the IRS is extremely backlogged so such a review - while it might only take 5 min once someone looks at it - can take months to get a person to look at it.
Posted on 4/15/19 at 2:57 pm to randybobandy
What's wrong with HR Block? Should have used TurboTax?
And yes this is my first time filing. Been in school for a while. I'm 29.
And yes this is my first time filing. Been in school for a while. I'm 29.
Posted on 4/15/19 at 4:42 pm to TigerMan327
1099 or w2? I thought I heard H&R had a programming error that messed up 1099s
Posted on 4/15/19 at 6:10 pm to philabuck
W2. Very simple filing.
Posted on 4/15/19 at 10:17 pm to TigerMan327
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This is my first time filing taxes.
Welcome to dealing with the Government. They are slow as hell in all aspects especially when they are paying you.
Posted on 4/16/19 at 6:20 am to TigerMan327
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I'm 29.
I guess times have changed. I started filing when I was a kid with summer and part time jobs. Seems like I would get back most or all of the fed with-holdings.
Posted on 4/16/19 at 7:53 am to TigerMan327
Youre 29 and never had a W2??????
Posted on 4/16/19 at 7:54 am to TigerMan327
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And yes this is my first time filing. Been in school for a while. I'm 29.
So your parents have been claiming you as a dependent and taking the tax break for you. I hope they've been paying for school.
Posted on 4/16/19 at 8:01 am to KamaCausey_LSU
I've had a few jobs over the years working for family businesses when i was younger.
Yes my parents have helped a good bit. Either way. irrelevant.
Back to the topic at hand..
Is there something I should do or just wait it out?
Yes my parents have helped a good bit. Either way. irrelevant.
Back to the topic at hand..
Is there something I should do or just wait it out?
This post was edited on 4/16/19 at 8:45 am
Posted on 4/16/19 at 8:09 am to TigerMan327
I'm having the same issues but with state. Filed on Feb 9th.
Posted on 4/16/19 at 8:31 am to TigerMan327
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Been in school for a while. I'm 29.
Did you file your 1098-T? If you’ve been in school for this long, hopefully H&R Block informed you of your educational credits.
So you’re a PhD student and never held either full time employment as a W2 or worked as an independent contractor, 1099?
Posted on 4/16/19 at 8:43 am to Breauxsif
I did not have a 1098-T for last years taxes.
Posted on 4/16/19 at 8:57 am to TigerMan327
Interesting that you didn’t. I know several PhDs that deducted the student loan interest, because they were ineligible for the American Opportunities Tax Credit, due to the fact they claimed it 4 years in a row, in previous tax years.
Posted on 4/16/19 at 11:04 am to Breauxsif
My understanding is the 1098-T is for how much your education cost. 1098-E is the one I think you're speaking of that deals with student loan interest. I made to much income to deduct my student loan interest. I'm also not a PhD student.
Posted on 4/16/19 at 11:29 am to TigerMan327
The 1098-E form is used if you’re itemizing. You can either take the $12K standard deduction, which was passed into legislation for the 2018 tax year, or if you can itemize for expenses over $24K to include mortgage loan points and interest, investment interest/ dividends yielded, charitable donations, tax preparation fees, unreimbursed employee expenses, business expenses to include a .54/mile allocation, and casualty/disaster/ theft losses.
Thought you were a PhD student before you edited your post.
Thought you were a PhD student before you edited your post.
Posted on 4/16/19 at 12:10 pm to Breauxsif
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The 1098-E form is used if you’re itemizing.
No.
Student loan interest is not an itemized deduction, it's an adjustment to income that is now listed on Sch 1 of the 1040.
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tax preparation fees, unreimbursed employee expenses, business expenses to include a .54/mile allocation,
None of this is allowed as an itemized deduction in 2018 tax returns
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casualty/disaster/ theft losses.
Rules have greatly changed regarding this.
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