I filed my taxes on April 9th using Chimes free filing through April. It said that it usually takes about 21 days for things to process but I haven't even gotten a confirmation that my tax return was even accepted yet. I just want to try and get in contact with someone from the IRS to find out if they even recieved my return at all because everyone else that I talk to who have filed haven't had any issues with their taxes and have already recieved their refunds. I've tried calling 800-829-1040 but it only gives me the automated help that's unhelpful and everytime I ask to talk to someone it says something like you can't talk to someone for the reason you need and it's so frustrating. Thank you for any and all help with this i greatly appriciate it.
How can I get in contact with an irs representative without the automated system
byu/Snabooper intax
Posted by Snabooper
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If you didn’t get an email that your return was “Accepted”, then it wasn’t filed. Check with your tax software, not the IRS.
If your return was accepted but not processed yet, then check “where’s my refund” at irs.gov, and if that doesn’t tell you anything, request a tax account transcript. You can do both of those things online without having to talk to anyone.
It has only been a week more than the nominal processing time, so it is still within tolerances and doesn’t necessarily indicate a problem.
On the other hand, it seems a lot of people have their return get stuck waiting for “identity verification” and sometimes the notification seems to get lost or delayed. If that is your situation, then you definitely would need to follow up.
Log into (or create) an IRS account, and see if the return shows up there.