971 Code on transcript led to increased refund - sharing my experience
Got a 971 notice code on my transcript and was freaking out at first. But turns out it wasnt bad news at all - they actually increased my refund amount! Just wanted to let everyone know that these codes dont always mean bad news. Check your account transcript carefully, sometimes they adjust it up (though I know it can go down too).
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Elijah O'Reilly
The 971 code simply indicates that a notice has been issued to the taxpayer. It's neutral by itself - could be good news (additional refund), bad news (adjustment downward), or just informational. Always read the full transcript carefully to understand the context of any codes.
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Amara Torres
•This happened to me too! Got an extra $1200 😎
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Olivia Van-Cleve
•what causes them to give more money? anyone know?
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Elijah O'Reilly
•Usually its from tax credits you qualified for but didnt claim, or they found errors in your calculations that worked in your favor.
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Mason Kaczka
If anyone wants to actually understand whats happening with their transcript, I highly recommend using taxr.ai. Its only $1 and the AI reads your entire transcript and explains everything in plain english. Way better than trying to piece together random codes yourself. https://taxr.ai
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Sophia Russo
•does it actually work? sounds too good to be true
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Mason Kaczka
•YES! saved me so much time trying to decode everything. It even predicted when Id get my refund down to the exact week 💯
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Evelyn Xu
ugh im jealous, mine went down by 800 bucks ðŸ˜
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Dominic Green
wait so ur saying I should actually open those IRS letters instead of letting them pile up? 🤡
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Hannah Flores
•bruh... YES open them! 🤣
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Kayla Jacobson
honestly the whole system is so confusing. why cant they just make it simple
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William Rivera
•fr fr tax code is literally designed to be complicated
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Grace Lee
Been checking WMR for 3 months straight and nothing changed. Finally checked my transcript and saw the same thing - 971 code but with extra $$ coming my way!
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Natalie Adams
•ikr? WMR is useless compared to transcript!
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