First a Victim of Tax Return Identity Theft, Then a 2-Year Wait for a Refund
The I.R.S.’s Taxpayer Advocate Service found that many of those affected were lower-income people who depended on refunds to cover living costs. The wait is “ridiculous,” the head of the service said.
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