86 Days, 570, 971, Missing W2 and DDD!!

86 Days, 570, 971, Missing W2 and DDD!!

Never thought it would happen before summer but I was determined to get my refund. I'll make this sweet and short so that it is super helpful.

Timeline -

Noticed something was wrong mid February. Received 570 3/5/22. Then 971 letter came in the mail the week of 3/14/22.

After asking about a particular W2, I was told it was missing(mind you, the IRS never volunteered this info!!!). Contacted my job requesting them to send in my missing W2 the week of 3/10/22(I also sent one in through the online portal). The W2 then showed up on the SSA website 3/18/22. I also confirmed with an IRS rep that it was there.

Nothing. Nothing moved but my as of date. It went from 2/21/22 to I think 4/11/22. I was told multiple things from stuck in processing to "wait the total of 120 days" to "Why are you calling?!" to a miss calculation of $1 on my tax return lol.

I then discovered the user "No-Watch-2770" post claiming sending in a missing W2 wasn't good enough. I then sent in all of my paystubs from the 2021 year that went with the missing W2, through the online portal. I also contacted my local congressman. I sent in my paystubs 4/9/22.

My transcript changed this Tuesday, 4/19/22 I got 846 with the amount I was owed and it was deposited Friday.

Things I will do next year.

1) Most likely not claim EITC

2) File after late February possibly March

3) If there is another 570, ask about my W2 IMMEDIATELY. I called several times without asking about my two W2s. Only because of Reddit did I think to ask.

Also a special thanks to the Reddit user "ATX_78728"!

I truly hope this will help someone out. I believe I would have never received my return without this subreddit. I didn't even know what a Transcript was before March of this year.