ATTENTION ALL U.S. CITIZENS AND GREEN CARD HOLDERS WHO FILE THEIR ANNUAL U.S. TAX RETURN

Several people who filed their 2019, 2020, and 2021 tax returns to claim a refund on taxes withheld, or to claim the Stimulus Payments, are still waiting to receive their refund. If this sounds like you, please read on.

1. Check the status of your tax return by going here:

www.irs.gov/refunds

Or you can download the IRS app: IRS2Go

You can check your refund status for the years 2020 and 2021. You will also need to enter your Filing Status and the EXACT Refund Amount for the year in question.

2. If you see that your status says ‘Your return is being processed’, or ‘There has been a delay in normal processing times’, and at least 6 months have passed after you mailed or efiled your tax return, then something is not right and you will need to call the IRS to see what is causing the delay.

Some people have already done that. They were told by the IRS that a letter was mailed to them several months ago asking for more information, but this letter never arrived. In this case, the IRS will send a new letter. If the second does not arrive within 2 months, they will need to call the IRS again.

3. The IRS number to call in these cases is 001 267 941 1000. The IRS is open from 1am to 1pm Malta time (7am to 7pm EST). Recently, the IRS has hired an additional 5000 people to answer the phones and therefore it should be much less difficult to speak to an IRS representative.

Please be reminded that the U.S. tax season is now open and the normal filing deadline is April 18, 2023. If you owe taxes to the IRS, any payment due must be made by this date, Otherwise, interest and penalties will start to accumulate.

Persons residing outside the U.S. have an automatic 2-month extension to file, up to June 15, 2023. However, they still need to pay any tax amount due by April 18, 2023. Please check here for more information:

https://www.irs.gov/individuals/international-taxpayers/us-citizens-and-resident-aliens-abroad

Please go here if you need us to help you with filing your U.S. tax return:

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