OT: State tax return

[dawgatUSM]

I'm about a week away from it being 3 months since my return was approved. Is it typical to take this long? I've paid in the last couple years so I'm rusty on how long this is supposed to take.

 

[Maroon Eagle]

Were you expecting a refund? I had to pay and it was processed in maybe a week & it was filed on April 13.

Edit to add: Duh. You are expecting a refund. No, it usually doesn't take that long. At least it hasn't for me.

 

[civildawg88]

No it doesn't take that long. I would be calling someone

 

[aTotal360]

Checks in the mail.**

 

[dawgatUSM]

Well I contacted the guy who does my taxes and he said to give it a couple of weeks a couple of weeks ago. So I called the dept of revenue today and got some call center and all they could tell me was that it was still processing. When I asked them what that meant they said, "well it just means it's processing" (gee, thanks)..

I don't know who else to call. Next time I call I'm going to ask how they've liked my interest free loan.

 

[vhdawg]

I think I got one in July one time. They're ridiculously slow, and unmotivated to do anything about it. It took them YEARS to even get PDF tax forms that you could fill in the blanks on. The feds had figured that out in the late 90s.

 

[patdog]

With Mississippi the last couple of years, it absolutely does take that long, and even longer. Sometimes much longer. You need to call them and ask the status of it. And call them again, and again. You really do need to be the squeaky wheel if you want to ever see your money.

 

[rem101]

It took my wife about 6 months last year. Haven't gottenthis years in yet either. The state is slooooww.

 

[sandwolf.sixpack]

I'm about a week away from it being 3 months since my return was approved. Is it typical to take this long? I've paid in the last couple years so I'm rusty on how long this is supposed to take.

My state return took unusually long this year. But you can get on the website and type in some information and see what the status of your return is.

 

[DreadNought.sixpack]

I overpaid on quarterly payments and have yet to see my refund. Another scam they have is that if you sell a car and return your tag, you don't get a cash refund, you get a letter of credit to send in with your next payment.

 

[Requiem For A Dawg]

I got mine 2 weeks ago. I filed my taxes a week before the deadline.

 

[tatedog]

My state refund last year took around 90 days and 3 phone calls to get a check to me. Each time they said the return was undergoing "further investigation." It was a simple form with one source of income, no itemized deductions. First time in my life anything like this happened and I've filed many returns.

 

[ronpolk]

I'm about a week away from it being 3 months since my return was approved. Is it typical to take this long? I've paid in the last couple years so I'm rusty on how long this is supposed to take.

Did you use turbo tax or any online program like that? I was told that due to fraud, returns filed with turbo tax or similar programs requires further investigating.

 

[pDigital32Dawg]

In 2013 I didn't get my refund until August 21.

I've since filed electronically and I have been much more pleased with the results. Just this year and last year I had my refund before March. If you can do your MS tax return electronically, things certainly go much faster. According to records here's the dates of when I received some recent MS refunds:
4/24/2012 - Self-Prepared
8/21/2013 - Self-Prepared
2/19/2014 - TurboTax
2/23/2015 - TurboTax

 

[BiscuitEater]

Bam ..

I'm about a week away from it being 3 months since my return was approved. Is it typical to take this long? I've paid in the last couple years so I'm rusty on how long this is supposed to take.

Exactly 'why' I changed my state of residency to Texas in the early 80's. Mississippi 'demanded' all payments by April 15 but I got a letter in the summer saying that my refund was going to be delayed because they were 'low on funds.'

I had always planned to remain a Mississippi resident in the military but THAT was the final straw.

 

[Dawgtini]

Electronic filing with direct deposit for the refund. Filed on 4/15. Had the refund deposited electronically the first week of May.

 

[cristilmethod]

Call the tax advocacy office in Jackson. You'll have to leave a message with your info, but they're your best shot at getting a status update on your return. http://www.irs.gov/Advocate/Local-Taxpayer-Advocate#Mississippi

 

[Seinfeld]

I was just about to ask these folks whether they were e-filing or doing the old pencil and paper routine. I've been e-filing since 2007, and I don't think it's ever taken more than 2 weeks to get my refund. In addition to that, e-filing allows you to check your refund status online at any time and reduces your audit risk per the IRS. To each his own, but it amazes me as to how many people still do their taxes by hand.

 

[patdog]

That's the IRS tax advocacy office. Good advice if he had an IRS issue. But no good for a MS Tax Commission issue.

 

[cristilmethod]

Ahhhh, good point. I saw tax and delay and skimmed over the rest, clearly.

 

[kired]

Mine has never taken that long. This year was 4 weeks, which is the longest I can remember with my current process (I've gotten a refund the last 5 years). I use Tax Act, file online, direct deposit.

Filed early March, had my return in early April. Federal return took one week, had it by mid-March.

 

[patdog]

Easy mistake to make. And good advice for an IRS problem. They really do a good job for Federal tax issues.

 

[J-Dawg]

E-file is the way to go. I've never had issues with state or fed return. But then again, I had to pay in a chunk this year, so I'm sure there are never any hiccups taking my money.

 

[dawgatUSM]

UPDATE: called today and was told..

That they hadn't verified one of my W2s. Turns out it is my wife's W2 and she is a school teacher which means she's a state employee.

Why would it take so long to verify her w2? Supposedly he was going to call to verify it and call me back. I never got a return call and I tried calling him to no avail.

 

[sandwolf.sixpack]

That they hadn't verified one of my W2s. Turns out it is my wife's W2 and she is a school teacher which means she's a state employee.

Why would it take so long to verify her w2? Supposedly he was going to call to verify it and call me back. I never got a return call and I tried calling him to no avail.

Hahaha, that is perfect.

 

[BearwithMSUdaughter]

As a school teacher, she is an employee of the school district and not a state employee. With Revenue having to verify your wife's W-2, it sounds like a mistake was made inputting the W-2 information (just guessing) because with e-filing, it should not take more than a couple of weeks. You can look at your copy of the e-filed return and compare it to the W-2. If there is a difference, that would explain the delay. If everything agrees, call Revenue and ask to speak with a supervisor and keep working your way up.

 

[vhdawg]

That they hadn't verified one of my W2s. Turns out it is my wife's W2 and she is a school teacher which means she's a state employee.

Why would it take so long to verify her w2? Supposedly he was going to call to verify it and call me back. I never got a return call and I tried calling him to no avail.

UPDATE 2: I got mine today, it was mailed the day before the deadline. Strangely enough there was a handwritten note that said "Tell DawgatUSM to suck it!"

 

[dawgatUSM]

Hahaha..

Spoke with them today and They finally cleared it. Supposed to get the refund in 7-10 business days.