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16 weeks waiting on injured spouse claim - anyone else?

Filed my taxes with an injured spouse form and its been 16 weeks with no update. Called IRS twice but just get the generic wait message. Anyone know how much longer this could take? Starting to get worried.

Diego Fernández

Tax pro here - injured spouse claims typically take 11-14 weeks to process, but we're seeing longer delays in 2025. The IRS is severely backlogged with these claims. Keep checking your transcript weekly for updates.

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Chloe Martin

thanks for the info! do you know if calling them again would help speed things up?

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Diego Fernández

Unfortunately calling rarely speeds things up. They'll just tell you to keep waiting 🤷‍♂️

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Anastasia Kuznetsov

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Sean Fitzgerald

is this legit? seems too good to be true tbh

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Anastasia Kuznetsov

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Sean Fitzgerald

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Zara Khan

im in the same boat, week 18 here still waiting 😤

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MoonlightSonata

Filed injured spouse in January...finally got approved last week! hang in there

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Chloe Martin

that gives me hope! did you do anything special to get it moving?

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MoonlightSonata

nope just waited it out. the system is just slow af rn

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Mateo Gonzalez

these clowns at the IRS need to get it together fr fr 🤡

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Nia Williams

ikr? its like they using carrier pidgeons to process these forms or smthn

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Luca Ricci

Check your transcript for code 971 - thats usually what shows up right before approval on injured spouse claims

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Chloe Martin

where exactly do i look for that?

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