Is it a serious situation if your tax return gets rejected for some reason you dont know about?

Question

I filed my return on a MFJ basis & realized i am getting a good refund. But, just yesterday when i checked with IRS they said the return is rejected and said they dont know what the reason is (I filed my return on Mar 21st 07 and its already May 17th). They said the reason for rejecting would be sent in a letter by IRS. Can anyone please tell me how much time will it take for the letter to arrive and what should i do after that. What are the common reasons for a "married filing jointly" return to get rejected?

Answer 1

Are you sure BOTH of you signed and dated the return? This is a very common oversight. The term "rejected" may account for this oversight. Incorrect math, etc on a return will usually result in a "paper audit" which could turn out to be the letter you will get from the IRS. You did file a return in a timely manner so you are covered there.

It is difficult to tell when you will receive the letter. The unknown can be aggravating.

Don't worry too much about it. The IRS makes everyone nervous but it doesn't sound that serious.

Answer 2

The list of reasons that the refund was stopped is endless. It does seem a little strange that the IRS could not give you a reason for the rejection. It may very well have nothing at all to do with the filing status. e-file rejects from the IRS normally come with a code that describes the reason but it appears that this is an issue that was discovered after the return was accepted.

Answer 3

Rejected? Or being reviewed?

If truly rejected, sounds like one of you had already filed a return or been claimed as a dependent by someone else, or that one of you didn't sign the return, or that one of the social security numbers was wrong. So it might be really simple to straighten out.

If it's just being reviewed, could be all sorts of things causing it.

The letter shouldn't take all that long to arrive - maybe a week or two - if you don't get it by then, call the IRS again. Actually, I'd think you would have already gotten it. When you get the letter, respond immediately.

Answer 4

If you efiled your return with a preparer, the preparer has the reject code. If you filed a paper return and it was rejected, you will be given a letter as to the reason for the rejection and you will have to re-file, or accept the corrected return if that is provided by the IRS.

What you should do is read the letter carefully and respond to it in a timely manner. If you do not understand what your options are, you can call the IRS, or go to a tax preparer who can assist you.

A common reason for a MFJ return to be rejected is a mismatch between SSN and names due to the wife's name on her SSN not matching her married name.

Answer 5

It is not unusual for the IRS to take 4, 6, 8 weeks to get back to you with a follow up communication regarding the specifics of this issue.

While it could be a very simple problem, don't spend the refund you expect until this is clarified for you.

Answer 6

that could be a technical errors - despite the fact which you sent them isn't matching the splendid documents format to be processed. Did you deliver them the splendid record? i understand in Canada, there is an particularly particular record generated with the aid of a information superhighway submitting equipment that is critical positioned up - the different record will thoroughly gum up the equipment and carry approximately rejection. The record you ought to deliver is probable a documents record it is particularly unreadable with the aid of you yet is directly processed with the aid of the computer on the different end. in case you deliver a PDF of your paper tax return, or another checklist, you're breaking the equipment. bypass back to your online tax prep utility and spot what's up.