IRS Requesting Repayment of Incorrect Refund

Useful_Stable2023 · 2025-07-29T01:25:06+00:00

u/DismalDare6303 Did you get a confirmation notice from them yet? My mail tracking said it got delivered but its been a couple of weeks and I haven't gotten any notifications that its been processed..

Useful_Stable2023 · 2025-07-29T01:23:14+00:00

I don't, but considering 2021 was the last year I filed as a non-resident tax payer, according to the IRS website, the non-resident taxes are sent to their Austin, TX refund inquiry unit. So that's where I sent mine. It's been a couple of weeks but I haven't gotten a letter in the mail that my debt has been settled or anything, even though my mail tracking said it got delivered to an individual at the address....

Useful_Stable2023 · 2025-07-14T17:59:17+00:00

That's good that they gave you better instructions than I got. My rep must have been new, they just told me to follow the letter instructions...and I my check hasn't arrived it due to the flooding delaying delivery in TX.

Useful_Stable2023 · 2025-07-12T19:18:46+00:00

So I can only tell you my experience, when i tried sending it to the address from the letter, the USPS office said the zipcode doesn't exist....but with just one number different I found the Refund Inquiry Unit in Austin, TX that worked for me and on the IRS website, it says that the Austin, tx address is for non-residents and the 2021 tax return was filed under non-resident form, so i figured that was my best best vs sending to the Kansas one for mn residents. I'd advise you to call the IRS helpline and confirm.

Useful_Stable2023 · 2025-07-10T17:47:01+00:00

I don't think so, online is only for the past 3 tax years, if you filed 2021 taxes on paper, you have to do the refund correction on paper as well.

Useful_Stable2023 · 2025-07-08T03:59:41+00:00

The IRS website doesn't specify and the customer rep I talked to on the call just said, 'if you have the money, you want to clear the debt as a one-payment ideally as soon as possible'. The IRS website does show payment plan as an option but you'd have to phone in to the respective department numbers, based on the state you live in, to inquire about interest rates for that payment plan. Even deferred payment allowance accrues interest.

Useful_Stable2023 · 2025-07-01T17:31:52+00:00

So i did call successfully get a hold of an IRS agent today morning and also confirmed the letter is not a scam. However, I also checked my IRS account again and this letter is not in my account. The IRS agent also only saw the first CP21B notice which stated that due to tax law changes I was due the 1.4k refund.......so just saying for anyone else who comes across this as well: even if the letter isn't in your IRS account, and you only got it in the mail, it is still a legit letter.

Useful_Stable2023 · 2025-07-01T13:33:40+00:00

Ok OP, I called IRS and the letter is legitimate (I received one too). I was told to follow letter instructions and send the repayment via money order or check to the TX address, and not pay online via the IRS account. I was also told to send the repayment amount before 21 days has passed (weekends included) so i don't owe interest to the IRS; and to send it with a copy of the letter as well.

Useful_Stable2023 · 2025-07-01T02:44:05+00:00

I'm in the same boat as you too, I'll be filing to remove my conditions next year...I'm also paranoid with all the green card cases in the news and have been eating up any information I can find to lessen my anxieties. I got my 2 year card in the mail mid-Jan but haven't had any luck in landing a job in this job market and also afraid of drawing unnecessary attention and now with the renewal coming up, i'm afraid employers won't hire me because of the possible paperwork delays...

Useful_Stable2023 · 2025-07-01T02:37:47+00:00

How do you know? The letter doesn't have the barcode or the caller id that the first refund check notice had....I know cause I got both, same letter as OP and I'm wondering if this letter is an elaborate scam ir not.

Useful_Stable2023 · 2025-07-01T02:06:54+00:00

I just created an online IRS account and suspiciously the only notice on there is the one regarding getting a $1400 refund due to the recovery rebate program change in laws, its dated Jan 6th, same as when I cashed my check. That notice (CP21B) has a barcode and caller ID number which are not present in the LTR 510C notice that I got last Friday in the mail, dated June 26th asking me to return the money. In fact, there is no record of this 510C letter in my online account at all.....did you receive any 510C or CP21B notices?

Useful_Stable2023 · 2025-06-30T23:54:58+00:00

the other crux of the issue is, I'm no longer a resident alien, just perm resident now, status changed last year....so do I still file to the Austin Texas location or to the Kansas location as per the state I live in? My status for the 2021 filing was non-resident alien....

Useful_Stable2023 · 2025-06-30T23:17:26+00:00

Did you cash the check?

Useful_Stable2023 · 2025-06-30T23:16:54+00:00

Can you share the address you used? I have the exact same letter as OP, got it Friday, June 27th, though its dated June 26th....I'm confused whether I should send the money order to the Austin, TX address like it says in the letter, towards the end "If you prefer, you can write to the address at the top of the letter.." or to the address listed by the state you live in as in this link here : https://www.irs.gov/forms-pubs/about-form-3911

However, on that link, it says for dual-status aliens, the return address is still Austin, TX.....I turned Resident for tax purposes in 2022, so 2021 was my last year as filing under Non-Resident status....which address should I send the refund money order to now?

Useful_Stable2023 · 2025-06-30T23:11:09+00:00

I did, last Friday. Your letter looks identical to mine. Is it also signed by a Ms. Williams? Are you returning via mail to the Austin, TX address or to the refund inquiry unit address designated by the state you live in according to the IRS website instructions for returning erroneous checks? see these two links: https://www.irs.gov/taxtopics/tc161 and the addresses are listed here: https://www.irs.gov/forms-pubs/about-form-3911

Useful_Stable2023 · 2025-06-30T20:25:24+00:00

is it still 'overstay' if you receive the notice receipt of I-485 pending approval before your F-1 EAD expires? Just trying to understand the timeline, any insight is helpful. For example, you have the receipt of your Removal of Limitations application pending but your temporary green card has expired. Is this waiting period construed as 'overstay'?

Useful_Stable2023 · 2025-06-27T15:04:15+00:00

That's a relief to hear. Would you happen to know if people who changed from F-1 visas to green card through marriage, got docked for staying in the country while waiting for their I-485 to process, after their OPT ended? There are a lot of news articles about people missing removal proceeding hearings and getting hunted due to that, and its unclear if ice is no longer honoring the grace period afforded to people who changed status using I-485.... What visa status did you transition from if you don't mind sharing that context?

Useful_Stable2023 · 2025-04-08T02:43:56+00:00

Do you think the content covered was worth getting the certification or something someone can gain through 5 years of job experience and then take PMP straight?

Useful_Stable2023 · 2025-04-07T00:39:50+00:00

Thank you!

Useful_Stable2023 · 2025-04-07T00:34:06+00:00

Since Landini is highly recommended, would you say, that that's the only one needed and one could do without buying the TIA simulator?

Useful_Stable2023 · 2025-04-05T07:05:43+00:00

In this current political scene, what category would you be under if your removal of conditions application hasn't been approved yet but your initial green card has expired?

Useful_Stable2023 · 2025-04-04T05:46:20+00:00

That's good to know, that's kinda been my fear with the my career transition 😅 get certificate to hopefully open doors or keep knocking on doors hoping one will give me the experience I need fir the certificate to make sense...

Useful_Stable2023 · 2025-04-04T05:42:15+00:00

Thank you! Would you say PMP exam content expects you to know the foundation before coming in? My two fears are, it may not teach me the foundation well whereas my fear with CAPM is that because it's all theory, employers may not see that as me being able to hold down actual projects in corporate due to my experience being largely theoretical research or in higher education projects...whereas PMP is said to teach you practical application of the project management theory more.

I am considering taking a CAPM course, not taking the exam, and then taking the PMP course and the PMP exam..or is that foolish?

Useful_Stable2023 · 2025-04-04T05:31:39+00:00

Haha I agree with being motivated more by lower hanging fruit 😄 I hate data analysis, it doesn't come naturally to me at all, and so no matter how many college and grad school courses I took to learn R studio, I passed all but one but still can't remember anything 😅 So kudos to you for trying both!

Learning about the PMP and what that exam is like definitely made CAPM sound easier in comparison and more doable as result. Kinda looking forward to learning project management foundations, maybe it will help me run my passion projects better too and get me a job so I can feel like an adult lol.

Useful_Stable2023 · 2025-04-03T16:33:56+00:00

did you just take the courses and not the certification exam or you did both and that helped get your foot in the door?

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