Meet a Wisconsin mom waiting on nearly $6,000 the IRS owes from her 2020 return and child tax credits: 'The worst thing about this is that there's no communication'
, the IRS had 6.2 million unprocessed returns. Both Collins and Treasury officials pointed to historical underfunding of the agency as the underlying issue resulting in backlogs. In the last decade, the IRS's budget has declined by over 20%, according to the"The government has stripped the IRS of so much funding over the years," Cannistraro said.
She spoke to Congressman Mark Pocan's office, who said several others had reached out with similar issues. In mid-December, they were finally able to get her some answers: The processing issue stemmed from the fact that Cannistraro hadn't received the latest stimulus check to include as part of her initial return. That check came a week after she filed, she said.
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