{"id":8747,"date":"2020-12-29T11:48:32","date_gmt":"2020-12-29T11:48:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/13.40.31.108\/?p=8747"},"modified":"2020-12-29T11:48:32","modified_gmt":"2020-12-29T11:48:32","slug":"its-unacceptable-irs-still-processing-millions-of-2019-tax-returns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ustaxconsultants.es\/es\/its-unacceptable-irs-still-processing-millions-of-2019-tax-returns\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018It\u2019s Unacceptable,\u2019 IRS Still Processing Millions Of 2019 Tax Returns"},"content":{"rendered":"
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BOSTON (CBS) \u2014 With the uncertainty surrounding the coronavirus, Keith Wortzman would love to have his 2019 tax refund<\/a> of several thousand dollars in the bank.<\/p>\n

\u201cAny refund helps. They actually say it\u2019s not a refund, it\u2019s money that you overpaid,\u201d he told WBZ-TV.<\/p>\n

But the Randolph man is still waiting. He\u2019s spent the last 7 months on the phone and online trying to get his refund for the return he mailed back in February. The status on his IRS account says a refund date will be provided when available.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s unacceptable,\u201d Wortzman said.<\/p>\n

According to the IRS, Keith has lots of company. The agency\u2019s\u00a0website<\/a>\u00a0states there were 7.1 million unprocessed individual tax returns as of November 24, 2020.<\/p>\n

The pandemic has caused significant delays, particularly for returns filed on paper like Keith\u2019s.<\/p>\n

But he\u2019s got something else working against him.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey were missing a couple of sheets of paperwork relative to my health care,\u201d he explained, noting that he sent the missing documents in September.<\/p>\n

That could be part of the problem, according to the IRS website which states, \u201cFor refunds that cannot be issued in 2020 because the tax return is being corrected, reviewed, or awaiting correspondence from a taxpayer, the refund will be issued as a paper check in 2021.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cBefore you know it, we\u2019ll be filing our 2020 tax returns,\u201d Keith said.<\/p>\n

We talked to an IRS spokesperson who told us the agency is asking for taxpayers\u2019 patience as they try to work through the backlog. He also had advice for folks filing next year \u2013 file electronically to avoid delays next year and consider revising withholdings so you are not owed a refund in the first place.<\/p>\n

The IRS will pay interest on late payments, but that interest is taxable, so you will have to claim it on next year\u2019s tax return.<\/p>\n

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