How to avoid a tax filing rejection if last year's return is still pending

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How to avoid a tax filing rejection if last year's return is still pending
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Is your 2020 tax return still pending? There’s a special step to follow when electronically filing your 2021 return, the IRS says.

or your stimulus check, the IRS says to put $1 for last year's AGI.

"I would think hardly anybody knows about that one," said certified financial planner Larry Harris, director of tax services at Parsec Financial in Asheville, North Carolina. If you don't follow these instructions, the IRS may not accept your electronic return, said Tommy Lucas, a CFP and enrolled agent at Moisand Fitzgerald Tamayo in Orlando, Florida.

"We've seen that from individuals trying to file themselves," he said, explaining how AGI conflicts may trigger a confusing rejection email from their tax-filing software.If you got this notice and it still hasn't been accepted, you should enter $0 for your 2020 AGI when filing this season, said Lucas.

While it may be difficult to reach the IRS by phone, you can double-check the status of your 2020 tax return by downloading a

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