Correction: we DO have tracking numbers. We just checked and they show the time of receipt of our letters by the IRS.
Interestingly, all three replies to their requests for the form have gone to three different addresses.
You better pay the $1000 then seek a refund via amended return
You do not have time to win by 5 August and the interest and penalties will be ruthless
Figure that most of the IRS drones handling the returns are “ working from home”