8 Month IRS Journey: 810 Freeze in March to 846 Refund in October - Full Transcript Timeline with Interest Payment

Filed my taxes as Head of Household end of January and got hit with an 810 refund freeze on March 8, 2024. Had to submit an amended return (code 971/977) on June 4, 2024, and just got through a 180 day review process. They made several adjustments including reducing prior tax assessed (code 291) on August 19, 2024, and adding some additional tax (code 290) on October 7, 2024. Finally got notice that my hold was lifted (code 811) on September 26, 2024, and saw 846 code for a refund to be issued October 11, 2024. They're even giving me some interest (code 776) credited on October 21, 2024. Throughout this mess they've been adjusting credits back and forth - got multiple 766 credits, EIC adjustments (764/768), and some removed credits (767). My original return was processed with cycle code 20241305, and now I'm on cycle 18254-661-06944-4 for the refund. Let me share the details from my account transcript: EXEMPTIONS: 04 FILING STATUS: Head of Household RETURN DUE DATE OR RETURN RECEIVED DATE (WHICHEVER IS LATER) Apr. 15, 2024 PROCESSING DATE Apr. 15, 2024 TRANSACTIONS CODE EXPLANATION OF TRANSACTION CYCLE DATE 150 Tax return filed 20241305 04-15-2024 76221-430-67238-4 806 W-2 or 1099 withholding 04-15-2024 810 Refund freeze 03-08-2024 766 Credit to your account 04-15-2024 766 Credit to your account 04-15-2024 766 Credit to your account 04-15-2024 768 Earned income credit 04-15-2024 971 Amended tax return or claim forwarded for processing 06-04-2024 977 Amended return filed 06-04-2024 33277-562-02502-4 766 Credit to your account 04-15-2024 764 Earned income credit 04-15-2024 291 Reduced or removed prior tax assessed 08-19-2024 07254-611-05388-4 971 Notice issued 08-19-2024 767 Reduced or removed credit to your account 04-15-2024 767 Reduced or removed credit to your account 04-15-2024 290 Additional tax assessed 20243805 10-07-2024 18254-661-06944-4 811 Removed refund freeze 09-26-2024 846 Refund issued 10-11-2024 776 Interest credited to your account 10-21-2024 Been a wild ride y'all, from January filing to October payout. The refund freeze in early March really threw me off, then having to file that amended return in June, and waiting for all these codes to sort themselves out. The IRS kept adding credits, removing them, adjusting my EIC, and finally decided to give me my money with some interest for the trouble. Anyone else dealing with similar timeline with all these transaction codes? The whole process from my 150 (tax return filed) to 846 (refund issued) took nearly 9 months!

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Dmitry Petrov

The transcript shows a complex tax return journey spanning multiple adjustments. You initially filed as Head of Household on April 15, 2024 (code 150), but encountered a refund freeze (810) on March 7th. This triggered a series of credit-related changes: Multiple credit transactions (766) and Earned Income Credit adjustments (764/768) were processed on April 15th. You then filed an amended return (codes 971/977) on June 4th, which led to several modifications: - A reduction in prior tax assessed (291) on August 19th - Removal of some credits (767) retroactive to April 15th - Additional tax assessed (290) on October 7th The good news is that the freeze was lifted (811) on September 26th, leading to: - Refund issuance (846) scheduled for October 11th - Interest payment (776) to be credited on October 21st Your processing cycles changed from initial 20241305 to final 18254-661-06944-4, indicating multiple reviews and adjustments. The inclusion of interest (776) suggests the IRS is compensating you for the extended processing time. All indicators point to your refund being released by mid-October with additional interest for the delay.

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