Tax Refund Hostage Crisis: Inside the IRS’s 20-Month Identity Theft Bottleneck
A severe administrative bottleneck at the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is leaving over 500,000 Americans in financial limbo. According to the latest report from the National Taxpayer Advocate, victims of tax-related identity theft face an average wait of 20 months for the agency to resolve their cases and release stolen refunds. This delays-driven crisis is … Read more






