First a Victim of Tax Return Identity Theft, Then a 2-Year Wait for a RefundThe 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.
Source: First a Victim of Tax Return Identity Theft, Then a 2-Year Wait for a Refund (https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/14/your-money/tax-return-refund-identify-theft.html)