How long to receive IRS verification letter? WMR shows 'Action Required' message from January 31, may take 2-3 weeks to arrive

Filed my 2024 taxes early April and got accepted right away. But when I checked WMR this morning at 7:33 AM, I'm seeing an 'Action Required' message. Here's exactly what it says on the IRS website: "Results Tax year 2024 ! Action Required Please read the following information related to your tax situation. You may need to provide additional information to receive your full refund. We received your return and sent you a letter requesting more information. Please respond by following the instructions in the letter. If you don't respond, your refund amount could be changed. It may take 2-3 weeks for you to receive the letter." According to the site, they sent me a letter on January 31 requesting more information, and I need to respond by following the instructions or my refund amount could change. They say it may take 2-3 weeks to receive the letter. I'm getting nervous since it's been almost 10 days and nothing in my mailbox yet. The message appeared when I checked the "Refund status / Results" section on the official IRS website. There's a clear warning symbol (!) next to the "Action Required" notice, which is making me extra anxious. How long does it typically take to get these verification letters? Does anyone know what kind of info they might be asking for? My return was pretty straightforward - just W2 income, standard deduction, nothing fancy. Should I be worried? I was counting on that refund to pay some bills. Has anyone else received this exact message on the Where's My Refund tool and can share what happened next? Did you eventually get your refund? How long did it take for the letter to arrive?

IRS "Where's My Refund" Still Shows Processing Since April - Tax Year 2024 Return Stuck at "Return Received" in August

Filed my taxes back in April this year and I'm still waiting for my refund in August. Just checked the IRS "Where's My Refund" tool and I'm feeling really anxious about what I'm seeing. The status page shows "Your tax return is still being processed. A refund date will be provided when available. For more information about processing delays, please see our Refund Frequently Asked Questions." It displays those three circles for the refund process (Return Received, Refund Approved, Refund Sent), but only the first circle "Return Received" is checked. The other two (Refund Approved and Refund Sent) are still unchecked. This is for Tax Year 2024, and I filed months ago! The IRS website has this note at the bottom saying "For refund information, please continue to check here, or use our free mobile app, IRS2Go. Updates to refund status are made no more than once a day." I've been checking almost daily for weeks now and nothing has changed. It's already August and I filed in April! I'm getting really worried because this seems like an abnormally long processing time. Should I be concerned about this delay? Has anyone else experienced this kind of wait time? Is there something wrong with my return or is this just normal IRS backlog? I tried looking at their "Refund Frequently Asked Questions" page as suggested, but it didn't really explain why MY refund specifically is taking so long. Should I call the IRS directly? Would that even help speed things up?

IRS "Return Being Processed" Message After 1095-A Amendment - Question Marks Instead of Checkmarks on Where's My Refund Tool

Updated identity verification over phone after transcript showed no movement for weeks - agent says 2-9 week wait for refund

Filed my taxes early April and was expecting a quick turnaround on my refund. After a month of no updates on my WMR status, I checked my transcripts on May 18th and nothing had changed there either. Finally decided to call the IRS directly yesterday and found out they needed additional identity verification beyond what I'd submitted online back on April 15th. Got through to an agent who helped verify everything over the phone right then. He confirmed all my information was approved but warned it could take anywhere from 2-9 weeks to actually see my refund hit my account. Just wanted to share my experience for anyone else stuck in limbo wondering what's going on. If your transcripts aren't updating and it's been more than a few weeks, definitely pick up the phone and call them.

Tax transcript shows refund of $5,913 with codes 570/971 - Is 04-15 my DDD for EIC and Child Tax Credit?

Filed my taxes back in late February and just checking my transcript to see whats going on. Im trying to figure out my refund date from these codes. When I look at my transcript, here's what I see: ANY MINUS SIGN SHOWN BELOW SIGNIFIES A CREDIT AMOUNT ACCOUNT BALANCE: -$6,913.00 ACCRUED INTEREST: $0.00 AS OF: Mar. 18, 2025 ACCRUED PENALTY: $0.00 AS OF: Mar. 18, 2025 ACCOUNT BALANCE PLUS ACCRUALS (this is not a payoff amount): -$6,913.00 INFORMATION FROM THE RETURN OR AS ADJUSTED ** EXEMPTIONS: 02 FILING STATUS: Head of Household ADJUSTED GROSS INCOME: $22,693.00 TAXABLE INCOME: $0.00 TAX PER RETURN: $0.00 SE TAXABLE INCOME TAXPAYER: $0.00 SE TAXABLE INCOME SPOUSE: $0.00 TOTAL SELF EMPLOYMENT TAX: $0.00 RETURN DUE DATE OR RETURN RECEIVED DATE (WHICHEVER IS LATER): Apr. 15, 2025 PROCESSING DATE: Mar. 10, 2025 TRANSACTIONS CODE EXPLANATION OF TRANSACTION | CYCLE | DATE | AMOUNT 150 Tax return filed | 20250805 | 03-10-2025 | $0.00 76211-434-74202-5 766 Credit to your account | | 04-15-2025 | -$2,800.00 768 Earned income credit | | 04-16-2025 | -$5,113.00 570 Additional account action pending | | 03-10-2025 | $0.00 971 Notice issued | | 03-17-2025 | $0.00 I see a code 150 for my tax return filed, then 766 Credit showing -$2,800 for 04-15-2025, 768 Earned income credit showing -$5,113 for 04-16-2025, a 570 code that says Additional account action pending from 03-10-2025, and a 971 code showing Notice issued 03-17-2025. My account balance shows -$6,913.00. Does the 04-15 and 04-16 dates mean those are my direct deposit dates? What does the 570 code mean? Should I be worried about the additional account action pending? I filed as Head of Household with 2 exemptions if that matters. My AGI was $22,693.00 with no taxable income. I'm really counting on this refund and just want to know when I can expect it.

Filed on 3/15, accepted 3/18, but WMR still says 'processing' - anyone else waiting from mid-March?

I filed my return through TurboTax on March 15 and got the acceptance notification on March 18. It's been over 7 weeks now and when I check Where's My Refund it just says 'Your tax return is still being processed.' I was expecting around $4,200 back this year which I really need for some home repairs. Has anyone else filed around mid-March still waiting? I've checked my transcript online but don't understand all the codes - there's an 846 code from last year but nothing new. I called the IRS twice but couldn't get through to a real person. Starting to get worried something's wrong with my return.

IRS phone lines constantly saying 'call volume too high' - any tips to get through?

I'm going crazy trying to verify some information with the IRS. Every single time I call (and I've tried different times of day for THREE WEEKS), the automated system just says the call volume is too high and hangs up on me. No option to wait, no callback, nothing. I've tried early morning (7:30 AM), midday, and even right before closing time. I've tried different numbers I found online. Always the same result. This is for my 2023 return that has some issues I need to resolve. Is anyone else dealing with this nightmare? Any tricks to actually get through to a human?

Called IRS for verification but nothing shows on transcripts or 'Where's My Refund' - anyone else experiencing this?

I called the IRS twice during the past week and both times was told I needed to verify my information. What's confusing is that normally this would show up when checking my refund status online, and would also be visible on my transcripts. I should also have a letter notification in the "Notice and LETTERS" section of my IRS account like most other people in similar situations. My transcripts are completely blank, nothing shows in the notices section, and the "Where's My Refund" tool still shows the same processing message it did since the day my return was accepted back in April. Is anyone else dealing with this? I already received my state refund (it was deposited to my Varo account), but federal is still hanging in limbo with zero updates. This doesn't make any sense because everyone else I've seen with verification requirements has visible notices in their account.

Does direct deposit to Wells Fargo come early or exactly on IRS date?

Filed my 2024 taxes in April through TurboTax and got accepted right away. My transcript updated last week showing a refund date of June 12th. I'm using Wells Fargo for direct deposit and wondering if they typically release funds early or wait until the exact date? This is my first time using Wells Fargo for tax refund. Anyone have experience with them releasing IRS deposits? With my old credit union I used to get it 1-2 days before the official date.

Georgia state refund delays for 2024 - anyone received theirs yet?

Filed my Georgia state taxes back in April 2024 and still haven't received my refund. The GA DOR website just shows "processing" when I check the status. It's been almost 3 months now. I called but just got the runaround about high volume of returns and additional verification needed. Has anyone in Georgia actually gotten their state refund this year? How long did it take? I'm starting to worry something is wrong with my return.