IRS Identity Verification

JustaMom5465
Thu, 26 Mar 2015 21:29:27 +0000

@nrdsb4, Not sure exactly how (or if) the IRS will follow up with the fraudulent filer. They would not release any details to me about the Federal return besides the fact that it was filed electronically, was accepted, and was a joint return. The filer may or may not have received a Federal refund, that information wasn’t shared with me.

The check that I got in the mail was a STATE (of CT) tax refund check. Evidently if a return directs a refund to be sent through a method that wasn’t the same as the previous year, they just generate a check. (or something like that, I don’t quite understand it myself). So most likely the fraudulent state return asked for a direct deposit to some bank account and instead a check was generated and came to me. I had to mail it back in order for them to clear my files…darn.

Since the returns were filed electronically (Turbotax confirmed that they were filed using their softward) you’d think that somehow you could trace to the actual filer…I’m not sure. I just want to file and be done with it.

@Igloo…I would definitely agree with you, as I was filling out my proof of identity forms to mail with my 1040, I thought to myself…Isn’t the fact that I’m eclosing this gigantic check proof enough for you???