Iowa Tax Refund - How To Skip The Delays

 What a relief this time! Iowa tax filling now ends 15^th July 2020; we may want to thank Coronavirus, but that is quite impossible. The global pandemic, COVID-19, has not only brought its good luck with Iowa tax refund procedures but bad one as well. As a precaution guide against the spread of the virus, social distancing has quite affected the tax institution. Now that not so many staff are available, the entire refund procedure has gone slow.

Well, this has not been the only cause of delay, perhaps. Lately, there has been excellent security concerns in many tax departments reporting fraudulent cases. For this reason, therefore, the department had to remain quite vigilant and protect against any of this. Now the automated procedures had to have someone see through to confirm everything was okay before any refund got released.

Quick Ways to Confirm Your Iowa income tax refund

Your SSN The tax refund confirmation checks work pretty similarly to that of the IRS. Here are what you need;

• State of your filling – this mainly explains your marital status, whether single or otherwise.
• The exact amount you expect to receive as a refund

Once you have precise information on this, go-to ‘Where’s My Refund’ and follow the procedure. The three-tax refund status you expect in this process is either ‘sent,’ ‘in process,’ or ‘unknown.’ ‘Sent’ means the money is released already. In progress and unknown means, under review and status are not detected, respectively. When undetected, it is either that the department has not yet received your returns and that you might want to recheck.

Another way to quickly check your tax refund status is by using the contact details of the tax department. You can either call or send an email. The details on this include the following;

How to contact Iowa Revenue Department

• Website:  https://www.idr.iowa.gov/wheresmyrefund/
• General Information:  Toll-free: 1-800-367-3388, 1–515-281-3114
• Refund Status Phone Support:  Toll-free: 1-800-572-3944, 1-515-281-4966

Open Hours:  Mon. – Fri. 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. CT

Why Your Tax Refund May Take Longer Than Usual

Other than the COVID-19 case, there are other more reasons why tax refunds may take more time than usual. Below are some of the top reasons explaining such delays.

• Wrong information: Iowa Revenue department is trying to ensure no chances of fraud in its services. One way towards achieving this is by providing all the taxpayers fill incorrect details in their returns. Often when there is wrong information, the department must contact you for correction, and that whole process takes time.
• Incomplete information: Always ensure you have filled in all required fields in the tax filing form.
• Mathematical error: When your statistical information for a tax return is wrong, you always stand a risk of delay in your refunds.
• Usage of more forms to complete your returns

If, by chance, it happens, then non of these causes the delay; you need to contact the tax department. In some cases, visiting their offices could be more impactful, that is, if you come from around.

NOTE: Updates of your Iowa 2020 tax information on the site takes time. E-file is fast; the correct tax status will appear within a week and paper or manual, two weeks at least.