Tax refunds – 5 common mistakes
Filing tax refunds is a tedious task but it is also important. More than 150 million tax refunds are submitted to the IRS (Internal Revenue Service) and there are many erroneous tax refund filings. If you make a mistake while filing for your tax refunds, you may have to go through a lot of troubles to get it corrected. Sometimes, it could even lead to you having a hard time to get your refund. Mistakes to avoid making when filing for tax refunds: Entering inaccurate information One of the most common mistakes is entering incorrect information. This may lead to missing out on valuable credits. IRS rejects tax refund files which have misspelled names or social security numbers. If you have made a mistake, you may have to correct and resubmit it and this may take a longer time. Entering a wrong bank account number for your direct deposit is a mistake you should avoid. The IRS won’t know of the mistake until the bank rejects it. Thankfully, in such cases, the IRS sends a paper check but it takes around 6 to 8 weeks. Additionally, if incorrectly add the wrong income amount, you won’t be able to correct it unless the IRS tells you about it.