IRS Delays Refunds: Morning Business Memo

I’ll gladly wait if the extra time is needed to get rid of fraud. But it will probably only reduce fraud….if we’re lucky.

May we the tax payers should stop caring whether the IRS gets its money in a timely fashion. Voting with you pocket book is the best way to make changes.

They told me after the l4th. I think it is a stall to get more money, I’m changing my deductions this year. I pay enough and they use this money for nothing..

Seriously? They knew about the fraud last year! What were they doing all year? They should have been fixing this problem during the year. The system should have been up and running and ready by January 1st. Honestly, if I don’t get my refund by Thursday I am going to be really upset. I am trying to move into a new place, and depend on that money. IRS needs to get their act together.

Getting rid of fraud is an excellent idea but who the heck signed off on doing it at the beging of the tax season?

My refund is now delayed 6 days…that’s what I get for filing earlier than April 15th I guess. As others said, my bills won’t wait for their security upgrades. I mean who in the WORLD would EVER recommend such a STUPID upgrade DURING tax season?!?!? This government would. Be sure to vote this year – READ, LEARN and LISTEN to what these future “leaders” are saying. If you don’t know who to vote for, do us all a favor and don’t vote at all because b.s. like this occurs when the idiots pick idiots to run the country. Feel free to tweet with #IRSareIdiots just to make yourself feel better. It won’t make your money come any sooner, but it may cause you to make dramatic changes on how to take control of your own taxable withholding from this point forward….I know I will.

I filed on the 25th, my return was in my account on the 1st. I have bills, too, but I don’t count on refund money to pay them. I count on pulling through, getting rid of non necessities, and sitting at home on my nights off work rather than spending cash anywhere else. Luckily, this will pay off my surgery, which I previously had set up a payment plan to cover until it was paid in full. It’s the government, are people SERIOUSLY surprised that they’re delaying giving people their money??

I filed on the 26th so my return should have been in my account on the 2nd. Now when I go to the website it says if could take 6 weeks. How will I know when I should get it?

I filed on Jan 27th, was told by IRS on WMR that it should be direct deposited on the 8th of Feb. Checked yesterday, Feb 7th, and now it says ‘Your return has been accepted and is processing.’ Most of the people I work with have already received their refunds, and they filed after me, one filed before me.

1st of all I know they say you should not depend on the income tax to catch up on bills, thats BS because most jobs are already not paying you what you are worth. Second the US Gov had no problem with taking my taxes out my check so I should not have a problem receiving my money back plain and simple…This delay bull about only affecting those before 1/26 is lies because it seems no matter what date you filed at random you can be delayed

This is B.S! When i filled mine I was told nothing about this and was told my check was going to be at the tax place on the 1st. I went to pick it up today and was told they don’t know when it will be there. I’m like most people I living paycheck to paycheck and was expecting my check to be there like I was told. This really sucks cause I already sent out check to pay bills thinking that the check would be there today. This is just more proof that our government is a joke. I mean come on why the hell would you wait till the tax season to make changes and wait till people have already filled to say there’s going to be a delay. Just another reason on the long list of reason our government SUCKS!!!!! THIS IS A POST FROM SOMEONE THAT FEELS LIKE I DO IAM A SINGLE MOM WITH 2 KIDS!! WHERES MY MONEY CAN YOU SAY OVERDRAFTS!!! THIS IS CRAP!!

I am irate! I filed my taxes with Turbotax on February 2nd with the understading that I would received my refund in 7 to 9 days (as I have in previous years.) I became concerned when after 8 days I still had not gotten a confirmation from the IRS that they had even received my return for processing! (I used the “Where’s My Refund” option on the IRS web page.) When I contacted the IRS via email to ask about this, I received a condescending email from them with no explanation but rather a link to the “Where’s My Refund” option. Now, after much public outrage, they have finally posted an explanation on their web site about the delays caused by “new tax laws.”

This is unacceptable! Unlike some people posting here I do not depend on this refund to pay bills or feed my family, but it’s the principle off it. The IRS should have had this handled before the beginning of this year! Their lack of organization and ethical practices is astonishing. Like most government organizations they have no regard for hard-working Americans.

I think the next time I owe any taxes to the IRS on April 15th I’m going to send them a letter stating, “I’m sorry, but I’m having delays in processing and getting my funds out to you. I will give you periodic updates on the status of my ability to send you your money. Until then, just keep checking.”

No one knew this was going to happen, It just happened. I realize that the economy is in the toilet, people are not working or ar at low paying jobs ect, but come on! Just because your refund is delayed by a week or two everyone is having a hissy fit. Most people getting these large refunds are from the EIC and child tax credit anyway – you didn’t even pay in the money – it’s a freebie from the government in the first place. Who do you think that money is coming from? Me, that’s who – I actually pay my fair share of taxes – I support the roads, schools, fire and police, hospitals, parks; all the government spending it right out of our (the taxPAYERS) pocket. Not you tax credit GETTERS pocket. Suck it up, wait alittle longer, you’ll get your money because WE’VE paid it in. Think about that when you cash that check and are spending it on all the non-essentials instead of putting it away for the day you maybe alittle short on your paycheck. By the way – I’m a forty something, woman with average household income of less than $40,000. I also have a couple kids at home who I still support because of the crappy economy.

This is the same excuse that they used last year! I agree with other posters, why do they wait till refund time to do their upgrade? Lame excuse, their IT department needs to be fired!

Filed on Feb. 06. Still have not received refund. Just checked ‘Where’s My Refund’ page on the IRS site and it says that I should receive my refund by Feb. 21. TODAY IS FEB. 22!

Actually niot all had to wait longer. The irs is just crap. My sister filed on Jan. 17 and she got her money 20 days later. My mom files on the Feb 8 or 9 and recieved her money on the Feb 23. Me, I filed on Feb. 3 and as of Feb 23 have not recieved anything and the bank says it doesn’t show anything for the next several days. How is this.