IRS Rejection
I recieved a somewhat disconcerting message in my email today –
Dear RYAN MCELROY,
At this time, you must check the electronic file (e-file) status for the tax return filed using this username: _______
Well, I investigated and I learned that the IRS had rejected by tax return because there was an inconsistency between some W-2 information I had enterred and the records the IRS had on file. I carefully looked over my two W-2’s (From Blockbuster and Microvision) one time, and compared them to the information I had entered into my return. I didn’t find anything, so I repeated the process a second time. Then a third time. Finally, I noticed that I had the second number in Blockbuster’s Federal Tax ID wrong. It had remained hard to notice due, I believe to its position in the number.
After patching up the mistake, I resubmitted the tax return. The e-file process really is amazingly painless. I can’t recommend it more wholeheartedly.