IRS holds additional 2 million returns, 31 million now in backlog

The Taxpayer Advocate Service now says the agency is holding 31 million returns for manual processing.

News 12 Staff

May 10, 2021, 2:34 PM

Updated 1,278 days ago

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There is bad news if you're banking on a quick tax refund from the IRS.
The Taxpayer Advocate Service now says the agency is holding 31 million returns for manual processing.
That's 2 million more than just a few weeks ago.
They say the backlog has to do with working through paper returns.
The IRS fell behind with them because of the pandemic.