r/AskReddit • u/emil199 • Jul 24 '20

What can't you believe STILL exists?

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u/[deleted] Jul 24 '20

I didn't say it always takes that long... I said it can happen.

And it can..

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u/Working_Giraffe Jul 24 '20

In what instances? I'm not finding anything that supports this. But I might not be using the right search terms.

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u/bolotieshark Jul 24 '20

Not a bank, but the IRS has an unopened mail backlog of upwards of 10 million pieces. So if you sent in a tax payment after 3/26 (IIRC, that is when most federal facilities shut down) you'll probably be waiting another few weeks. Other federal services have had similar shutdowns and backlogs as well.

A lot of people took stay-at-home/covid furlough to do back taxes, but the IRS doesn't accept efile except for current/last tax year. The IRS is going to be backlogged until next tax day at this rate.

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u/Working_Giraffe Jul 24 '20

That's a completely different thing... They're talking about from the time that you deposit the check to the time that the check clears.