{"id":26551,"date":"2021-08-03T10:42:29","date_gmt":"2021-08-03T14:42:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.eztaxreturn.com\/?p=26551"},"modified":"2023-06-04T13:40:08","modified_gmt":"2023-06-04T18:40:08","slug":"still-waiting-on-your-tax-refund","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.eztaxreturn.com\/blog\/still-waiting-on-your-tax-refund\/","title":{"rendered":"Still Waiting On Your Tax Refund?"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n

Still waiting on your tax refund<\/a>?\u00a0 Unfortunately, you\u2019re not alone.\u00a0 According to the National Taxpayer Advocate Service the IRS<\/a> had a backlog of 35 million unprocessed returns as of last month.\u00a0 \u00a0As a result, it\u2019s taking a lot longer than the usual 21 days for taxpayers to receive their money.\u00a0 If your return has been accepted and you\u2019re still waiting for your tax refund, here\u2019s what you need to know.<\/p>\r\n

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What\u2019s causing the tax refund delay?<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Due to the pandemic, the IRS was forced to shut down offices for part of 2020.\u00a0 During this time, they were unable to process paper returns which created a backlog.\u00a0 When the tax season began this year, there were millions of 2019 tax returns still pending.\u00a0 IRS had to deal with pandemic-related tax law changes and they were tasked with payment processing for stimulus checks. While IRS is now open and processing tax returns, they\u2019re still experiencing tax refund delays.<\/p>\r\n

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Other factors slowing down your tax refund<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Simple mistakes or oversights can cause your return to be flagged for additional review.\u00a0 Here are some things that will cause tax refund delays.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n