Will they get refund?

[PATAX]

Client received corrected W-2 after original return filed and accepted. Gross Federal wages dropped a small amount, and federal withholding stay the same. The difference would be a $25 refund. Client decided he does not want to file corrected return. What is the probability of the IRS correcting this automatically when they receive the corrected W-2 and giving the client his $25? In the old days I would say a pretty good chance but since covid there has been a big mess down there at the IRS and there still is. What do you guys think? He can use that $25 to buy a couple of Big Macs, fries and cokes, for him and his wife😉😁. Just joking.

[IRonMaN · Accepted solution]

For 25 bucks I think it is a flip of a coin whether or not they will ever see it.

[PATAX]

I am counting on them getting that $25 because after their extravagant meal at the Villa de McDonald Ristorante, there should be a little bit of change left, and they can get Heidi 🐕 some Chicken McNuggets on their way out.

[IRonMaN]

Chicken nuggets aren't healthy food for her.  Go with the cheeseburger.

[BobKamman]

Zero chance.  Even if it were a change to withholding, they wouldn't bother with less than $100 (probably, more).  But there is no way IRS knows the wage amount shown on the return is the original incorrect amount, or a combination of the corrected amount and some random one-day gig.  Most of that data entry you do for electronic filing, doesn't get used by the document-matching system.  

[TaxGuyBill]

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@PATAX wrote:

 In the old days I would say a pretty good chance

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With the way that IRS has been doing things lately, I would say there is a good chance that the corrected W-2 will trigger an IRS notice saying his Partnership return from 1998 is late.  🤣

[PATAX]

@TaxGuyBill 👍 you never lied.....

[PATAX]

Iron Man, you must be a mind reader or something. That's what we had for dinner cheeseburgers. Were you ever in India and learned with gurus and swamis?😉😁

[IRonMaN]

Since this is the internet - I spent 10 years in India learning from them