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3 Months and Still Waiting - January Head of Household Filer Stuck in IRS Processing Since February

Filed my taxes back in January and still stuck on processing. Starting to get worried since its been 3 months already. I check the IRS app daily and all I see is this: "Refund Status Results Return Received ✓ Refund Approved ? Refund Sent ?" "We have received your tax return and it is being processed. If you filed a complete and accurate tax return, your refund should be issued within 21 days of the received date. However, processing may take longer under certain circumstances. Please check here or use our free mobile app, IRS2Go, to check on your refund status." It also shows "Helpful Information" with "Tax Topic 152, Refund Information" and under "Your personal tax information" it shows: Tax Year: 2024 Filing Status: Head of household What happened to the "21 days" they promised? It's been over 90 days now! Anyone actually getting approved or are we all just sitting here waiting? The WMR tool just shows the processing message and my transcript hasn't updated since February. I'm getting seriously worried that something is wrong with my return but there's no explanation from the IRS about what's causing the delay. Is anyone else stuck in this same situation? Did anyone who filed in January finally get their refund recently? I'm starting to wonder if I should call the IRS directly, but I've heard the wait times are insane.

Samantha Hall

Tax specialist here - delays are pretty common this year due to new verification processes. Best thing to do is check your transcript weekly for any updates or new codes. If you filed in January and still no movement, might want to verify your identity through ID.me if you haven't already.

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Noah Torres

Done the ID.me thing already... still nothing 😤

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Ryan Young

same boat! verified 2 months ago and crickets since then

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Sophia Clark

Honestly the best way to understand whats going on is using taxr.ai - it analyzes your transcript and tells you exactly whats happening and when to expect your refund. Costs $4.99 but saved me weeks of stress. Check it out here: https://taxr.ai

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Katherine Harris

does it actually work? sounds too good to be true

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Sophia Clark

100% legit. It spotted an issue with my transcript that was causing the delay - something I would've never caught myself

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Katherine Harris

just tried it and WOW 🤯 finally know exactly whats going on with my refund! worth every penny fr fr

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Madison Allen

got approved yesterday after 2.5 months! hang in there

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Joshua Wood

what was ur filing date?

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Madison Allen

filed Jan 29th, approved Apr 15

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Justin Evans

this is literally the worst year ever for processing times smh

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Emily Parker

fr fr the irs be playing games with our money 🤡

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Ezra Collins

Called the IRS this morning - 2 hour wait just to be told to keep waiting lmaooo

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Victoria Scott

yall see that news about them hiring more workers? maybe thatll help speed things up

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Benjamin Johnson

too little too late tbh 🙄

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