Top 10 problems taxpayers face with the IRS
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Refund delays
Taxpayers whose legitimate returns are flagged by IRS fraud filters experience excessive delays and frustration in receiving their refunds. The IRS issues most refunds promptly, but its pre-refund fraud filters delay millions of legitimate refund claims. In 2020, these filters flagged about 1.9 million returns for identity verification, as well as 3.3 million to verify income and withholding.