Update: Wisconsin refund received electronically 2/13.
I wonder why it is not possible to have the brokerage withhold 15%. It would solve a lot of problems in this regard, but it’s just never done. There’s a spot on the 1099-DIV to put withheld Federal tax, but I have absolutely never seen it be any number other than 0. And I look at hundreds of such 1099s a year (Ok, it’s only the start of the second year. Still, a LOT). Apparently that box is only used for backup withholding, which is done when they don’t have a TIN (EIN or SSN) for you, and is mostly for foreigners from what it sounds like (who may not have had one when they were first requested it)
I filed online 2/12 around 11:30 PM using H&R Block tax software. The returns were accepted by both the IRS and CT by 3 AM 2/13. Previous years the auto deposit has arrived within one week. For the first time in 39 years I did not have enough deductions to itemize.