I have read some interesting news lately about other states
slowing down their disbursement of income tax refunds, due
to the economy and state budget issues. I hope that
Wisconsin is not becoming one.
I understand that normally, in Wisconsin, refunds that are derived
from electronic filing usually take about one week to receive with
direct deposit. It has now been over 2 weeks since I filed mine,
electronically and with direct deposit. I called the WI Dept. of
Revenue today and was told that the “Homestead” returns are
backed up and taking longer than usual. I should call back next
week if I do not receive the refund this week. I hope that this is
truly the case, and it is not a “cover up” for any other reason, like
we have heard about in other states.
An article about this subject that I found today is here. I had
heard about problems in California, but this article is referring
to Missouri. We are in an economic crisis and now in some
places, you can’t even be certain on receiving your state income
tax refund- unreal!
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The state rejected my electronic filing and I had to send them a paper return Why they rejected it I don’t know. It took me a month to get mine.. I just got it yesterday.
As far as I’m concerned this is typical. The closer to the deadline you file, the longer it takes. I filed electronically months ago, and it took 7 days. The year before, I had to file by paper, and I filed very near the deadline, and it took over a month.
I file and my state return was accepted on 4/15. I still have not gottten my return. What are they doing with my money???
Here’s what they are doing with your money!
http://www.wicell.org/