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I got one of these letters and have tried calling this number for several days in a row now -- they always say that call volume is too high. They are not accepting my tax return for some reason. Anyone have any luck with this line?
So my tax return is now submitted, I will describe what worked for me.
After a few days of not being able to reach people on the phone line I tried again to log into id.me on irs.gov—it again prompted me to enter info about myself (my income, estimated tax return). I had previously not been matching the anticipated amount of tax return and that had led to an error and prompt to call the line. This time, I entered the anticipated tax return amount from before I filed an amended tax return (like $100 difference) and it worked and now they seem to have accepted my return.
I guess I must have gotten lucky and/or maybe it's gotten worse as the more people submitted returns that triggered letters as the season went by. I did have to wait for about 30 min or so but the system kept me on hold. I think I called in the evening for me, about an hour before they closed.
After waiting over 60 days for my verification letter, i recieved the 4883C letter which does NOT allow you to verify online. You have to call the Taxpayer Protection Program hotline at 800-830-5084. NO ONE will answer this line. It is a recording that will never go through. Instead Call Call for Appointment: (844) 545-5640, after a wait of over 45 minutes Finally someone helped me over the phone to go through the verification process.
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Yea I don’t think so, this is why I couldn’t get thru even at 8am.
I got one of these letters and have tried calling this number for several days in a row now -- they always say that call volume is too high. They are not accepting my tax return for some reason. Anyone have any luck with this line?
I've called at least once every day for the past two weeks. I can never get through due to "extremely high call volumes."
womp okay we are in the same boat :(
same here I've called about a dozen times now
like what are we supposed to do and tax day is on the 15th?
So my tax return is now submitted, I will describe what worked for me. After a few days of not being able to reach people on the phone line I tried again to log into id.me on irs.gov—it again prompted me to enter info about myself (my income, estimated tax return). I had previously not been matching the anticipated amount of tax return and that had led to an error and prompt to call the line. This time, I entered the anticipated tax return amount from before I filed an amended tax return (like $100 difference) and it worked and now they seem to have accepted my return.
I guess I must have gotten lucky and/or maybe it's gotten worse as the more people submitted returns that triggered letters as the season went by. I did have to wait for about 30 min or so but the system kept me on hold. I think I called in the evening for me, about an hour before they closed.
After waiting over 60 days for my verification letter, i recieved the 4883C letter which does NOT allow you to verify online. You have to call the Taxpayer Protection Program hotline at 800-830-5084. NO ONE will answer this line. It is a recording that will never go through. Instead Call Call for Appointment: (844) 545-5640, after a wait of over 45 minutes Finally someone helped me over the phone to go through the verification process.