If an affected client applied for financial aid through the FAFSA program and is waiting for their return processing to be complete in order to finalize the FAFSA application, there are manual steps they can take that will allow their FAFSA application to proceed while their return is still processing.
The 27-page report, dated Sept. 14 but only released this week, complained the IRS doesn't keep good records on who authorizes manual refunds, which generally are those not triggered automatically by the filing of a tax return claiming tax overpayment but by an agency worker.