I Think The US Mail Lost My Tax Return – How Do I Find Out?
I work for an accounting firm. The IRS most definitely does send back return receipts. As delfuego said, they don’t have a choice in the matter – the USPS handles it. Some lucky soul at the IRS has a stamp that they use as a signature on them. Has your refund arrived/have they cashed your check? (don’t know if you had to pay in or not) If either has occurred, you’re fine. If not, go through the USPS first using the certified mail number on your receipt. If USPS says they delivered it, call the IRS. And yeah, you can send a copy if push comes to shove but that would be only if you talked to an IRS agent and they said they never got it and the USPS said they delivered it. (in other words your very very very last resort! Two returns could confuse them worse. 🙂 ) Don’t sweat it, really. You have plenty of time yet and for some reason IRS return receipts always take a lot longer to come back than states.
