{"id":250,"date":"2015-03-18T14:33:13","date_gmt":"2015-03-18T18:33:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.etax.com\/?p=250"},"modified":"2015-03-16T14:34:03","modified_gmt":"2015-03-16T18:34:03","slug":"reasons-the-irs-delays-tax-refunds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.etax.com\/blog\/2015\/03\/18\/reasons-the-irs-delays-tax-refunds\/","title":{"rendered":"Reasons the IRS Delays Tax Refunds"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If you submit a tax return and are expecting a refund, you may experience a delay, or even an alteration of your refund, if certain conditions are present. The circumstances that may delay a refund are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>You owe individual or business taxes for previous years, which can offset any refund amount<\/li>\n<li>You owe child support that has been delinquent, in which case the refund offsets the money owed<\/li>\n<li>You have delinquency on federal debt like student loans, which will use the refund amount to cover outstanding costs<\/li>\n<li>You have listed a different last name and social security number than that of the previous year, which will delay the return by seven days minimum for re-matching.<\/li>\n<li>You have attached a Form 8379 Injured Spouse Allocation.<\/li>\n<li>You have not filed a tax return in the past ten years, rendering you a first time filer.<\/li>\n<li>Reported <a href=\"https:\/\/www.etax.com\/blog\/2023\/12\/07\/surge-in-irs-penalty-underpayment-consequences-hit-gig-workers-and-consultants\/\">Estimated Tax Payments<\/a> don\u2019t match the IRS Master File, which can occur if your spouse makes separate payments and you file a joint return, or vice versa. 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