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IRS Transcript Changed From "Still Being Processed" to "Received and Being Processed" - Stuck at First Stage of Refund Status

Filed my taxes last year and my transcript status changed from 'still being processed' to "We have received your tax return and it is being processed." Not sure what this means or if its good news. Anyone else experience this type of change? I really need this money and tired of checking WMR every day. I was checking the IRS2Go app again today at 2:11 and saw that my refund status is showing three stages: "Refund Received," "Refund Approved," and "Refund Sent" - but I'm still stuck at the first stage. The message says "We have received your tax return and it is being processed. Please Note: For refund information, please continue to check here, or visit IRS.gov/Refunds. Updates to refund status are made no more than once a day." I've been checking this app constantly, looking at the "Refunds" and "Payments" tabs hoping for some movement. I filed Single status and I'm expecting a substantial refund that I really need right now. Has anyone had their status change from this processing message to approval? How long did it take? The waiting and constant checking is driving me crazy.

Manny Lark

Without seeing the actual change in your transcript its hard to tell exactly whats happening. Could be several things - verification, review, or moving to final processing. Best bet is to pull your full transcript and look for specific codes that will tell you exactly where you are in the process.

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Liam Duke

how do i even read these codes? its like trying to decode ancient hieroglyphics fr 😫

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Manny Lark

lol yeah the codes are confusing af. Check the sticky post at the top of this sub for common codes or...

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Rita Jacobs

hey! i was in the same boat last month. what helped me was using taxr.ai - its this new tool that analyzes your transcript and tells you exactly whats going on and when to expect your refund. costs like $5 but saved me hours of googling random codes https://taxr.ai

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Khalid Howes

for real? does it actually work? tired of all these irs tools that dont tell you anything useful

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Rita Jacobs

yeah its legit! gave me an exact timeline and explained everything in normal human language lol. even told me why i was delayed

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Khalid Howes

just tried it - holy crap where has this been all my life?! 🙌 way better than the wmr tool

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Ben Cooper

Been stuck in processing for 8 months now. Welcome to the club 🤡

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Naila Gordon

8 months??? bruh im at 11 months 💀

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Cynthia Love

im literally in the exact same situation rn. status changed yesterday and idk what it means either

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Darren Brooks

You need to check your transcript for cycle codes and transaction dates. Look for codes 570/571 or 420/421. Those will tell you if youre under review or if theyre about to release funds. The whole system is unnecessarily complicated tbh

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Liam Duke

where do you even see these codes? im looking at my transcript and its just a bunch of numbers

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Rosie Harper

Called IRS this morning about something similar. They said lots of 2023 returns are getting extra review this year. Might wanna verify your identity on ID.me if you havent already

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Liam Duke

already did that like 3 months ago 😭

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