IRS Identity Theft Case Processing Slows, Taxpayer Advocate Says

The IRS is taking 22 months to process and send refunds to victims of tax-related identity theft, National Taxpayer Advocate Erin Collins said Tuesday.

This is up from 19 months in fiscal year 2023, according to the Taxpayer Advocate Service report to Congress released earlier this year.

“It’s a real problem and I’d like to see the IRS be a help in the solution rather than causing more harm,” said Collins, speaking at the National Association for Enrolled Agents Capitol Hill Fly-In in Washington.

Lawmakers in April raised concerns about the growing delays in identity theft cases as the IRS ...