<prompt> Human: So I didnt work at all on paper in 2014. I had an extremely irregular school schedule, lots of multi-week trips. Anyway, had to take a bunch of loans out to live off of that year. Paid off all the loans mid-2015.I filed a return and was told I was owed 1000 refund. Got a letter saying I needed to prove my identity, tried calling, but IRS told me they needed me to go to their local office 45 mins from me. Bring xxx documents, etc.I went to office 5 different times. Its completely fucked up there. One person running the whole place. Ive shown up at 7:00 when they open at 8 and been the 8th person in line. At lunch, they close for an hour. If your number hasnt been called yet, you have to take a NEW number after lunch, regardless of what spot you were in. Anyway, after 4 unsuccessful trips of getting fed up and having to meet other appointments that day, I finally talked to the lady. She verified my info and said Id either get my refund or get another letter. Well I havent received either.WTF is taking so long? Should I call and whom do I talk to? Best route to taKe? I really dont want to go back to the office if I can avoid it. I work for myself so every minute Im sitting in the office is a minute Im not getting other shit done that needs to get done and losing more money.Assistant: She verified my info and said Id either get my refund or get another letter. Well I havent received either.When did this occur, and how many days did she advise you to wait?If the refund delay presents an economic hardship, consider contacting the Taxpayer Advocate Service at 1-877-777-4778 M - F 7am - 7pm local time, or your local Advocate in the link. Have a copy of your 2014 federal return and the correspondence you received handy.You could also contact your US Representative or US Senators for assistance. Have a copy of your 2014 federal return and the correspondence you received handy.Human: This was in the middle of Summer, April or May.  <response>: Heres a good Life Pro tip: start keeping notes about things like this. Just open a document in Google Docs or Evernote or even just email yourself: Spoke to Janet Smith at Main Street IRS office on 41915 at 10am. She said details here etc. Its super helpful when you get 6 months down the road and are trying to figure out details. 