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“Cannot efile 2012. No refund because its late?”

2/28/16

I just filed my 2012 return with FreeTaxUSA and was just informed that i cannot efile 2012 tax return. Also i was just informed that i will get no refund. Was i charged the $12.95 for nothing? The irs is holding my 2015 refund due to not filing for 2012. As this is an urgent situation, any information will be appreciated.

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Sam S. – FreeTaxUSA Rep Over a year old

Hi Sam, the IRS only accepts e-filed returns for the current tax year, prior year returns must be printed and mailed. Any tax refunds need to be claimed within 3 years of the return due date, so if you just filed your 2012 tax return you wouldn’t qualify for a refund for that year. It can still be worth filing a prior year return because the IRS may withhold your current year tax refund if there are any prior year returns that are past due. The IRS has some good information about prior year tax returns here: https://www.irs.gov/Businesses/Small-Businesses-&-Self-Employed/Filing-Past-Due-Tax-Returns