You can’t get a credit or refund if you don’t file a claim within 3 years of filing the original return, or 2 years after paying the tax, Julie Jason says.

And you still have time to do it for this year, even if you already paid your tax bill. When you apply for an exemption with your appraisal district before May 1, and it is approved, the exemption will be applied to the current year’s taxes and you can get a refund. In fact, you can apply retroactively for up to two years for certain exemptions.

The IRS may owe those who didn’t file their 2021 taxes hundreds — even thousands — of dollars, but the deadline to claim that money is fast approaching. Over 1.1 million taxpayers have yet to submit their 2021 taxes,