The IRS is holding up some 29 million tax returns for manual processing, which is contributing to longer delays than a typical filing season.
The National Taxpayer Advocate points to tax code changes, limited resources, outdated I-T systems, and a backlog of unprocessed 2019 paper returns as a cause for the delay. Most refunds are typically processed within three weeks. However, this year, some early filers have had to wait between six and eight weeks.
