Millions of Americans still waiting on delayed tax refunds. Here's why

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Published 2024-04-16
Income taxes were due on Monday, April 15. You either owed, or you got some money back. And while Monday was the deadline to file your income taxes, many people who filed early say they still haven't received their refund.

The IRS says most refunds are issued in less than 21 days, but some people say they've waited longer. Some people, who filed as early as possible, say they're still waiting on the IRS to process and issue their refunds.

WHAT WE FOUND
According to the IRS, 101 million people have received their federal refunds as of Friday. That's almost 1% more than this time last year.

Meanwhile, the North Carolina Department of Revenue said they started issuing tax refunds on March 18. Since then, they have issued 820,000 refunds for e-filed returns. According to NCDOR, the processing time may take longer because additional reviews have been put in place to protect people from refund fraud.

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All Comments (21)
  • @RenoGibson
    I filed mines on January 29th and i have not seen anything, i don't care anymore. I don't have time for bullshit. 80 days for me
  • @zurijames9232
    The IRS need to be banished ASAP!My hubby and I filed February 3 and today is May 14th and we still haven't received a notification or anything thing from the the IRS.SMH!
  • @quadariushinton4136
    yeah this is ridiculous. Ive been waiting since the middle of February. At 30 days, I reached out to irs and inquired about my refund. And they told me I needed to verify my identity,although i did not receive anything in the mail saying that. They transferred me over to the department to verify over the phone. I waited on hold for 30 mins, then the phone hung up . called back for 2 days and kept getting the automated message saying they couldnt take my call because of high call volume. finally called the orignial irs number back and the person tells me that since i dont have a mail out letter, i cant even verify over the phone anyway. then they give me a number to call the taxpayer assistance line and set up an appointment to go in person to verify my identity. when i called them to set the appointment. the lady looks into my file and return and says i dont need to come in and verify my identity, there aren't any flags or anything that would prompt me to verify identity. she says she doesnt know why somebody told me that, she says unfortunately its just taking a long time for them to process returns right now. WTF!!!!
  • @Sinmaster1701
    Anyone who claims they got their refund in 21 days or less have to be lying....filed 2/27 and accepted still no updates
  • @viper1978cobra
    Ex cons got there tax money before me and I'm still waiting
  • @trl8866
    Filed 2/2/24 ... CP05 Notice letter dated 3/18 recvd 3/25. Letter states still reviewing and it could take up to 60 days. So disappointing! Never had any problem getting a refund in the year's filing. I received State refund one week after I filed.
  • @kuehnel16
    Sick of government taking my money and giving to everyone else. But drags their god damn feet refunding it .
  • @krunchyt4co293
    I owed 60 dollars this year and they were quick to send me that invoice
  • @matthewkuhl79
    So that major budget increase for the IRS was totally worth it.
  • @KT-wl8lj
    64 days my friend. I'm sorry. this has been a inconvenience. I'm going to write the Senator today. They seems to be the only source pushing for returns. So far I know over 20 personnel that have waited as long as us and now they have returns due to intervention. Might be a good idea 💡
  • @ephraimwarrior6766
    I think they need to pay a penalty for being late we would have to if filed late