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Published:   |   Last Updated: April 29, 2025

Provide a report to the NTA estimating the volume and amount of tax year 2020 refund returns still held by the IRS

Because of taxpayer non-response with a goal of advocating for the IRS to implement additional procedures to release legitimate refund claims to taxpayers.

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Background

This objective carried over from Fiscal Year 2024

Highlights

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Status

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Completion Date

12/31/2024

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Activities

Activity 1: Estimate the number and amount of likely legitimate refund returns the IRS still has suspended.

Activity 2: Estimate the number and amount of legitimate Tax Year 2020 refund returns the IRS is holding by contacting a sample of these taxpayers to determine if they can successfully show their Tax Year 2020 refund claim was valid.

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Actions Completed

1st Quarter

TAS completed this research and the Research Report “Some Legitimate Taxpayers Did Not Receive a Tax Year 2020 Refund Because They Did Not Respond to an IRS Letter Requesting Identity Verification” was published in the 2024 National Taxpayer Advocate Annual Report to Congress.

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Next Steps

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