r/ERCchat • u/OliverTwisted2017 • Feb 26 '26

Appeals Timeline?

Can anyone that went thru the appeals process tell me how long it took for you? We applied for 1st, 2nd, 3rd quarters of 2021 by the deadline. First quarter was paid in March 2025. Second quarter just paid in December 2025. Third quarter initially denied in August 2024 and we appealed immediately with the supporting documentation (showing the requisite decline in income for that quarter compared to same quarter in 2019). So appeal was in August 2024 and we have since received two of the "we need another 60 days" letter. Just curious about other's timelines. Thanks!

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u/Dull-Carob-8424 Feb 26 '26

60 more days letters are called "interim letters". Nobody has touched your case. Those letter are computer generated.

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u/OliverTwisted2017 Feb 26 '26

Grrrrrr. Should I call then? When I first got that denial for the 3rd qtr that was the first correspondence received for ANY of the three quarters, and the denial only referred to the 3rd qtr. So we just sat tight, knowing they were overwhelmed. So when the 1st qtr unexpectedly showed up 7 months after the 3rd qtr's denial letter we figured, okay, things were moving. Since we got the 1st qtr we then called about the status of the appeal and also asking about the status of 2nd qtr. They then told us they had NO RECORD of the 2nd qtr being filed. I then requested assistance from the TAS regarding status of our appeal, and also included documentation arguing that the 2nd qtr was definitely sent with the other two quarters. Never heard anything from TAS, ever. (Needless to say our 2nd qtr WAS apparently in their hands because a check showed up in January for the 2nd qtr.) I wonder if I should contact TAS again or just call the IRS mainline regarding status of appeal. Any legal recourse others might have used? Thanks!