Tax Refunds.

[Myrrh_Quetz]

So, I've never done taxes in my life. I'm 25, been on disability since I was 17. I have no idea what to do lol

[Kalmado]

If you use the refund status through the IRS's website (https://sa1.www4.irs.gov/irfof/lang/...fgetstatus.jsp), does it give any information with dates, or does it say your return is currently in process? I had this happen to a client last year and it took him about 2 months to get his refund. Even to this day the refund status check still says his return is in process.

Edit - Too much coffee and forgetting to really answer. If it just says it's in process I'd give it another week or two, and then call the IRS to see what the issue is.

Thanks for the reply. I have been checking the "where is my refund" page and yes it says "still being processed". I spoke with the IRS last week and they said since I e-filed it will possibly keep saying that.

I had a 2nd look done today at H&R Block and they found a few mistakes on mine but nothing worth doing an amended return over. They, just like the IRS, gave vague answers to questions about time and what not. Understandable, but annoying!

[BaneTheBrawler]

So, I've never done taxes in my life. I'm 25, been on disability since I was 17. I have no idea what to do lol

I got a form in the mail from the SSA showing me how to add up my income to determine whether I'd have to pay taxes (Nope). You should have gotten one as well. It has a bunch of contact information at the bottom on the back. It's titled: FORM SSA-1099 - SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFIT STATEMENT

Other than that, I dunno.

[Raffi_XI]

This year specifically, has anyone filed Married/Joint-Injured Spouse and received back their return yet? First time filing under this status and our preparer really screwed us on both federal and state. They told us at first 2-3 weeks but now won't give a date and the IRS won't either. Best we got was 8-11 weeks from IRS, up to 4 months from State.

I'm not 100% sure, but from what i hear since you filed injured spouse, they take a hard long look at the return to see if you qualify for the injured spouse and arent just bullshitting them. If you didnt have the injured spouse part its fast, but injured spouse will make it go anywhere from +4-6 weeks. aka "when the irs gets to it"

[Raffi_XI]

not sure if its been posted or if this applies to anyone but...

http://minnesota.publicradio.org/dis...urbotax-issues

ST. PAUL, Minn. — The Minnesota Department of Revenue says errors in Intuit's TurboTax software are much more extensive than initially believed.

At a press conference Monday, the department cited about a dozen problems, including:

• If $5 was directed to a political party or to the state's general campaign fund, Intuit did not accurately communicate the choice to the department.

• When the Federal Adjusted Gross Income was a negative number, the value submitted to the department was a positive number.

• Property tax refunds filed without certain schedules with an election for direct deposit, do not have the direct deposit selection communicated to the department.

• Some homeowners and mobile home owners with household income over $16,000 and property tax over $3,500 are calculating a refund larger than the taxpayer is entitled to.

For a complete list, see the Department of Revenue news release below.

The department advises taxpayers to not use TurboTax products until the department is convinced all software flaws are corrected.

"You always see some small issues with software providers," said Terri Steenblock, assistant commissioner of individual taxes. "Any time you're using software, you may see an issue here or there. But we've never seen issues like this.

Intuit insists its tax software has been fixed and state returns filed from now on will be accurate. The company says about 10,000 customers were affected.

The state will try to amend returns filed electronically. Intuit said it will assist customers who used its software but filed paper returns. Affected customers will get refunds of federal and state filing fees.