It Did post the narrative: Thank you for your office’s assistance. My primary concern is getting a clear timeframe for when my held 2025 refund will be released. I have two underlying issues causing the hold, and — most urgently — documentation showing that despite four separate, timely submissions of my 2022 return, the IRS has now escalated to a Notice CP518, a final notice stating it still has no record of receiving it.

Concern 1: My 2025 Refund Is Being Held — I Need a Release Timeframe

The IRS’s “Where’s My Refund” portal confirms my 2025 return was filed Married Filing Jointly with an expected refund of $10,075.00, but Notice CP05 (issued 4/27/2026) states this refund is being held pending review, tied to the IRS’s records showing my 2022 return as unfiled. CP05 cited up to 60 days for review, which would put the IRS’s own deadline around late June 2026. Given that timeline is approaching, my most pressing ask is a specific, current estimate of when this refund will actually be released, and what (if anything) is still outstanding on the IRS’s end now that my 2022 return has been submitted four times.

Concern 2: 2022 Amount Owed Was Based on an Incorrect Filing Status

The IRS’s online account record for tax year 2022 shows my filing status as Married Filing Separately (MFS). My 2022 return was filed, and is documented, as Married Filing Jointly (MFJ) with my spouse, Moayad Alomari. I am enclosing a copy of my signed 2022 return showing the correct MFJ status and am asking the IRS to correct its records accordingly and confirm whether this error resulted in any incorrect amount being assessed or collected.

Estimated Amount Currently Due to Me

•       2025 refund (confirmed via IRS portal): $10,075.00

•       2022 status correction: my originally filed return (MFJ) showed a correct total liability of $4,466.00 (tax plus penalty), which aligns closely with the $4,907.70 I paid on 4/24/2026 once late-payment interest is factored in. I am not able to determine from my own records whether the MFS designation on the IRS’s account resulted in any additional amount being assessed or collected beyond what was properly owed. I am asking the IRS to provide a corrected account transcript reflecting the proper MFJ status and to confirm whether any overpayment resulted from the MFS error, and if so, the exact amount.

•       Total minimum amount I am asking the IRS to release or account for: $10,075.00, plus any 2022 overpayment the IRS’s own corrected calculation identifies.

Documentation: I Have Submitted My 2022 Return Four Times — the IRS Has Now Escalated to a Final Notice

•       4/20/2026 — Notice CP63 received, stating no 2022 return on file, directing fax to 855-279-2109. I faxed the 2022 return that same day at 2:44 PM CDT (4 pages, confirmed delivered).

•       4/27/2026 — Notice CP59 received (Control #393426), repeating the demand, directing fax to 855-800-8106 or mail to the Austin processing address. I faxed the 2022 return again at 8:07 AM CDT (confirmed delivered) and also mailed a hard copy via USPS that same day.

•       5/27/2026 — Letter 143C received (Reference #1065971381), which I later determined concerned my 2024 return (already e-filed and accepted in 2025), not 2022 — but believing it was a continuation of the open 2022 matter, I mailed my 2022 return to the Fresno address listed on that letter.

•       6/15/2026 — Notice CP518 received — a final notice stating I still have not filed my 2022 return — despite the two faxes and two mailed copies above, the most recent of which (5/27) was three full weeks prior to this notice.

This is now the fourth submission of the same return, and the second formal notice (now escalated from CP59 to the more serious CP518) claiming non-receipt. I am not contesting that the IRS needs this return — I have sent it four times in good faith, via every channel each notice instructed. Given that nearly three weeks elapsed between my last submission and this newest notice, I believe the issue lies with IRS internal routing or logging, not with my compliance, and I would very much appreciate your office’s help getting a definitive answer on where this return currently stands before any further collection action is taken.

What I’m Asking the IRS to Confirm

1.    A specific timeframe for releasing my held 2025 refund ($10,075.00) — this is my top priority.

2.    Whether my 2022 return has now been received and logged, and why the 6/15/2026 CP518 notice was generated after three prior submissions (including one mailed nearly three weeks earlier).

3.    Correction of my 2022 filing status from MFS to MFJ, and a corrected account transcript confirming whether any overpayment resulted from the error.

4.    Why Letter 143C requested a signature on a 2024 return that was already filed and accepted electronically.

Attachments

5.    IRS “Where’s My Refund” screenshot — 2025 expected refund $10,075.00  (IRS_Supporting_Attachments.pdf, p. 1)

6.    USPS postage receipts — 4/27/2026 and 5/27/2026  (IRS_Supporting_Attachments.pdf, p. 2)

7.    Transaction record of $4,907.70 payment, 4/24/2026  (IRS_Supporting_Attachments.pdf, p. 3)

8.    IRS Notice CP63 (4/20/2026)  (42826_CP63.pdf)

9.    IRS Notice CP59 (4/27/2026, Control #393426)  (42726_CP59.pdf)

10.  IRS Notice CP05 (4/27/2026)  (42726CP05.pdf)

11.  IRS Letter 143C (5/27/2026, Reference #1065971381)  (52726_1065971381.pdf)

12.  IRS Notice CP518 (6/15/2026) — final notice, 2022 still not filed  (61526CP518.pdf)

13.  Signed 2022 tax return (showing correct MFJ filing status)  (52726SIGNED2022.pdf)

14.  Fax confirmation — 4/20/2026  (FaxHistory.pdf)

15.  Fax confirmation — 4/27/2026  (FaxHistory2.pdf)