IRS IS in shambles. I mailed my 2020 Fed Return on 2/17. I waited until the end of March and went on “Where’s My Refund”. It stated that my return had been received and was in the review stage. I checked again at the end of April and it stated that “we have no information on your return” and it’s never changed from that (I checked yesterday). I read somewhere that there are over 8 million paper returns packed in trucks in their parking lot. BTW - I never received my $600 stimulus check that was approved in January; however, I did receive the $1200 when it was approved during the summer.
Remember that the IRS is collapsing from 6 or 7 processing sites down to 3, one in Kansas City, one in Austin, one in SLC (Ogden UT). (It will only be 2 if they follow through with the plan.)
At a certain 5 or 6 years ago all returns were imaged (and then they destroy the originals! Nifty!) Sooo... if there are paper returns in trucks they are waiting imaging. Once imaged, they will route/ balance the processing work flow among the remaining service centers. If they are working with amended returns submitted more than 2 years 8 months after the initial filing they work them as paper.
It’s a disaster
It’s a disaster