It takes a solid 6 months to get the money assuming you did everything correct. We've gotten it back 2 times without issues. We sent our last one in from April and got the money in November.
We did receive our money for 2024. It took 7-8 months but we did get same amount as previous years, just took longer. We worry a little about the Byback program. If it takes almost a year to get $500, what’s it going to be for the amount of the whole contract?!