Oh well that rules me out. ;-)
This is not physically possible. The IRS does not have the manpower.
Got my 3,800 last week. better hurry its gonna be gone soon.
More BS from the IRS.
Programming error, perhaps, but I doubt they have enough people to examine every such filing.
There's been a lot of fraud lately. Guys print up their own W-2 forms on their computers, stuff like that.
They probably want to run the numbers against what employers reported. This can be done through automated processes.
Now why would they hassle their bread and butter. Folks who have that large a refund give Uncle Sam an interest free loan. Seems they'd show some appreciation.
This sounds like a scam that was going roung here in Ohio--after calling the extension i was asked for my social and when I replied you have it so read it to me and i will confirm it the guy hung up.I called the IRS 800 number and was informed that their site had been hacked and inquires were redirected to a bogus site with bogus phone numbers. Hope this did not happen to you.I always call the 800 number when dealing with them or make a visit to a local office.
Many people are scamming the IRS..filing fradulent returns.they get the refund check..cash it, and disappear...so there are some checks built into the auto-refund mechanism...certain amounts..or maybe for recent filers..or being sent to a recent opened bank account...There was a case in NY last year..some guy got a $300,000 refund check...totally bogus return..
Interesting, as I received my refund already this year (Filed hard-copy via Snail-mail) and it was a good bit more that $2,500.00. In fact, I got approx 112.00 MORE back than I was expecting.
However, as you indicated, When I went to check my status on-line a week and a half ago, I had a similar web posting.
When I called, they told me that I should expect to see my refund on or about the 11th. I actually received it the 14th.
I read a post a while back on here, if someone can find the link, that said the IRS, was going to carefully review a greater percentage of electronically filed returns versus mailed ones. Also a greater percentage of those returns would be audited.
You could ask 100 people at the IRS a question, and get 100 different answers. The person who told you that sounds like a
"quota hire".
I'm getting back $2694 and I didn't get any such notice. My refund should post tomorrow (according to their website) - I e-filed on the 9th of Feb.
I always go to
http://www.irs.gov
I never knew there was a another url for the IRS like the one you have linked. I guess both are legit url's?
http://www.irs.ustreas.gov/
Support the Fair Tax. Bury the income tax.
You probably talked to one of their Bangalore employees.
1. The IRS drone told you the first explanation that popped into his head so he could get back to his coffee break.
2. The IRS does extra checks (i.e. see if the bank account is the same one as last year's return) on large refunds to detect scam artists who file bogus returns for refunds to be deposited in a one-shot dropbox account, on the theory that nobody is going to risk a term in the federal pen for less than $X.
What's a refund? Never get one -- always have to pay more, more, more........................
Ping.