Liz Weston: IRS owes me a $38,000 refund. Why can’t I reach a real person?

A taxpayer reports difficulty reaching the IRS to resolve a missing $38,000 refund.
The refund may be taking so long to process for a legitimate reason, or the processing system may have failed.
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