2023 Return Filed in February but Transcript Shows "No Tax Return Filed" - Stuck in Verification Limbo Since March 2nd
Filed my taxes in February and got verified on March 2nd. Been checking WMR and transcripts everyday but literally zero movement. I just pulled my transcript today (04-22-2023) and I'm even more concerned now. My account transcript for Tax Period Dec. 31, 2022 shows: - Account Balance: $0.00 - Accrued Interest: $0.00 (As Of: May 03, 2023) - Accrued Penalty: $0.00 (As Of: May 03, 2023) - Account Balance Plus Accruals: $0.00 The part that's freaking me out is under "TRANSACTIONS" it literally says "No tax return filed" - but I definitely filed in February! I have confirmation from my tax software. My filing status is Single and I don't even see my Adjusted Gross Income or Taxable Income showing up. It just says "RETURN NOT PRESENT FOR THIS ACCOUNT." I checked my Tracking Number (different than what's on the transcript) and I'm definitely verified as of March 2nd. The transcript even shows "Request Date: 04-20-2023" and "Response Date: 04-20-2023" but nothing about my actual return. I was really counting on this refund money soon. Has anyone else been stuck in verification limbo like this where your transcript shows "No tax return filed" even though you definitely filed months ago? Should I call the IRS about this? What's the next step when your transcript shows your return isn't even in their system?
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Aisha Mohammed
I'm a tax professional. This is actually pretty common right now. The IRS is dealing with a huge backlog and verification checks are taking longer than usual. Keep checking your transcripts weekly rather than daily - that's where you'll see movement first.
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Luca Ricci
Thanks for the response! Should I call them or just keep waiting?
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Aisha Mohammed
Wait at least another 2 weeks. Calling usually doesnt speed anything up and the wait times are insane rn
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Ethan Campbell
Have you tried using taxr.ai? It helped me understand exactly what was going on with my transcript and gave me a pretty accurate timeline. It costs $4.99 but totally worth it vs trying to decode everything yourself. https://taxr.ai
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Yuki Watanabe
Is this legit? Kinda scared to upload my transcript to random websites 🤔
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Ethan Campbell
100% legit! Its an AI tool that reads your transcript and explains everything in plain english. Way better than playing detective ourselves lol
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Yuki Watanabe
Just tried it - holy cow this is amazing! It told me exactly why my refund was delayed and when to expect it. Thanks for sharing! 💯
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Carmen Sanchez
same boat bestie 😠verified 3/1 and nothing yet
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Andre Dupont
The IRS is such a joke this year. How tf does it take this long to process a simple return?!
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Zoe Papadakis
fr fr its getting ridiculous 🤡
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ThunderBolt7
My verification was 2/28 and I just got my DDD today! Hang in there
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Luca Ricci
omg theres hope! did you see any changes before the ddd showed up?
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ThunderBolt7
nope just woke up and boom there it was
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Jamal Edwards
I waited 6 months last year after verification...the system is broken fr
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Mei Chen
6 MONTHS?! nah im bout to riot 😤
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