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IRS - How to determine whether a refund check was cashed

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How to Trace a Missing, Lost or Stolen Federal Tax Refund

Start an IRS refund trace when an issued federal tax refund never arrives, a refund check is lost or stolen, or a direct deposit went to the wrong account.

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