Where’s My Tax Refund? How a Toll Free Number Can Keep Tabs on the IRS.

You’ve done your part: you’ve translated all your W2s and 1099s, written-off your charitable contributions, and claimed what deductions you could. On the flip side, the IRS has reported a high-volume of issues regarding the expediency of returns. This is due to the new tools and features offered through the IRS.gov website, including the “Where’s My Refund Tool” on the IRS2Go mobile app. As a result, the site is experiencing a high-volume of users. 

If you are still tackling those 1099s and those other tricky pages of paperwork, and the touch screen solutions just aren’t getting you the help you need, then the IRS toll-free assistance lines couldn’t come at a more valuable time.

Of course a Smartphone app is certainly a convenient tool to have at your disposal, but we all have our own individual questions and concerns regarding our tax returns—many of which we can’t answer ourselves—and what better source of help could there be than a direct connection with the IRS themselves?

The IRS has a variety of toll free numbers to answer your specific needs, especially if you need to know what you can and cannot claim. For example, if you were affected by Hurricane Sandy or a natural disaster of similar nature, then you can find a list of toll free numbers on the official IRS website.

If you haven’t filed your return yet, it doesn’t seem to be clearing up between now and April 15^th. The longer you wait to file, the worse it may be. Right now, the IRS is reportedly processing a million tax returns a day—a volume which is expected to rise in the coming days. Fortunately, toll free numbers to answer your tax-related questions for this year as well as previous years. When it comes to getting your return completed correctly, go for the clearer connection.