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Question: Can you find out status of refund on AMENDED tax return on IRS website?

I have put in the information correctly, our SSN, refund amount, etc. but it keeps coming up with “incorrect information.” It says the IRS accepted my amended 1040X form on Turbotax, which is how I did it. Because it was an amended return, I had to mail it and will receive the difference via a paper check.

Because it’s an amended return with a refund, is it NOT going to show up on the IRS website?

Answer: Amendment gererally take from 8 to 12 weeks before the refund is issued. At the 8 week mark you should call to confirm that they have received the amendment. They seem to have a way of getting lost.

Late changes to tax laws will prevent some from filing early

Should federal tax forms be simplified so that the average person can understand them? Increases for some tax filers and decreases for others, changes in education credits, delayed filings, a later deadline. Those are some of the changes taxpayers face as they prepare their 2010 tax returns.

Daniel Ahart Tax Service, Atlanta, GA

Question: I have a tax refund question.I checked my refund status on the irs website?

It said my refund was mailed on the 8th but at the bottom there was a note that said my refund may be reduces to pay a past due obligation such as child support or another federal agency debt. It did not have this note until they said the mailed the check on the 8th before that there wasn’t anything there. So can anyone tell what that means are they taking my refund?

Answer: That is a disclaimer that they added as of the date they intended to mail your refund because debt is the last thing they verify before printing and mailing your check. It says it on everybody’s refund status (if they have filed.)

The IRS would process an offset if you owed child support, federal student loans, or other government debt. I do not owe anything and I still have the disclaimer. My check was mailed on the first and has been received, but the disclaimer was and still is there.

Now, if you do owe. Then they will take all, or as much as possible, of the balance of the debt up to the full amount of your refund. If you do not owe – then they kept nothing because you don’t owe.

The people above are crazy and do not even know what disclaimer you are referring to. I do not know why people answer questions when they, in fact, have no answer.

IRS TAX TIPS – Eight Facts About Filing Status

Everyone who files a federal tax return must determine which filing status applies to them. It’s important you choose your correct filing status as it determines your standard deduction, the amount of tax you owe and ultimately, any refund owed to you. Here are eight facts about the five filing status options the IRS wants you to know in order to choose the correct filing status for your …

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