Where’s My Tax Refund? It Might Be Delayed

WSJ Your Money Briefing

The Wall Street Journal

News, Business News

3.8 • 1.6K Ratings

🗓️ 18 April 2024

⏱️ 9 minutes

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Summary

Filing a paper tax return or math errors can delay tax refunds by weeks or even months. Wall Street Journal personal finance reporter Ashlea Ebeling joins host J.R. Whalen to discuss specific methods for contacting the IRS depending on how long you’ve been waiting for your refund. Listening on Google Podcasts? Here's our guide for switching to a different podcast player. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:37.0	Here's your money briefing for Thursday, April 18th. I'm J.R. Wayland for the Wall Street Journal.
0:44.6	It's a common question this time of year. Where's my refund? Some people get their money back from the IRS lickety split after filing their return,
0:56.0	but for others it's a game of waiting and waiting sometimes months or longer.
1:02.0	There are lots of reasons.
1:04.0	The simplest one is if you do file by paper.
1:07.0	So there could be math mistakes.
1:09.0	Those can sometimes be quick to fix.
1:12.0	The IRS computers can even fix them and
1:14.8	then they'll just send you a notice afterwards explaining how they did the fix.
1:18.4	We'll talk to Wall Street Journal Personal Finance reporter Ashleybling about how to track down your
1:23.8	refund after the break.
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