LMAO welcome to IRS hell buddy 😂 where nothing happens when they say it will! My check was supposedly mailed on January 30th and i didnt get it until Valentine's Day. TWO WHOLE WEEKS! the system is broken.

have you checked if theres a mail forwarding order active on your address? my friend had this happen and her refund check got sent to her old address and then redirected which added like 10 extra days.

After 7 weeks of waiting post-verification with no movement, I was pulling my hair out trying to decode all these random transcript codes and tax jargon. I used taxr.ai after seeing it recommended here and it was incredible - showed me exactly where my refund was stuck and what was happening. Transcript looked blank to me but taxr found activity that showed my refund was actually in final review. Got my deposit 4 days later! https://taxr.ai saved me so much stress.

I had to verify last year and my transcript stayed blank for 8 weeks exactly. Then one Friday morning it updated with all codes at once, and refund was in my account the following Wednesday. No warning, no gradual updates - just nothing nothing nothing BOOM everything at once. hang in there!

The entire identity verification process is a scam. They flagged me for "identity verification" and when I finally got the letter and completed the process, guess what? No issues found! They just wasted 2 months of my time for no reason. The whole system is designed to delay refunds as long as possible so they can hold onto our money.

Whatever u do DON'T waste time calling the general IRS number. They just transfer you around and nobody can actually help. Call the dedicated ID Verify line or try the ID.me route. I wasted 3 weeks calling the wrong departments before figuring this out.

I'm guessing u claimed the property tax credit? They're auditing almost 100% of those this year. My sister works at the MO DOR and said they're prioritizing people who respond to their letters. Problem is, half the time the letters never get sent or delivered. Try checking if u have any messages in your online account.

this is why i always adjust my withholding to get as close to $0 refund as possible. never give the government an interest-free loan of your money that they can take their sweet time returning!

Call the Tax Advocate Service at 877-777-4778! They can help when your refund is delayed beyond the normal timeframe. Tell them it's causing financial hardship since you need it for home repairs.

omg I wasnt going to reply but my situation was IDENTICAL. Filed 4/25, approved 5/10, had code 846 for 5/15. Weeks went by and nothing. Called everyday with no luck. finally used claimyr.com to get a callback and the agent said my refund was stuck in their system and needed manual release. She fixed it in 2 minutes and the money hit my account the next morning. Talking to a live person was the only way this got fixed.

Im dealing with this EXACT situation right now. DDD was 2/21, transcript shows refund issued, using Netspend/Pathward, and still nothing. Called Pathward yesterday and they gave me some BS about "processing time" and "up to 5 business days" 🙄 Like, just give me MY money already!!!

PRO TIP: Next year, avoid this headache by using a real bank account instead of prepaid cards. Credit unions especially tend to process tax refunds faster because they don't play games with holding periods like Pathward does. I switched to a local credit union last year and got my refund literally the morning of my DDD. Night and day difference from when I used prepaid cards.

If your transcript is completely blank after 30+ days, there's likely some kind of hold or review happening. I dealt with this same issue and after weeks of struggling to get through to the IRS, I used Claimyr.com to finally speak with an agent. Turns out my return needed a simple review that they never notified me about. After that call, my transcript updated within 3 days and I had my refund a week later. Talking to a human was the only thing that worked.

go on the IRS website and request an account transcript for 2023, not a return transcript. Sometimes the account transcript will show info even when the return transcript is blank. might give u some clues.

Something similar happened to my husband. His refund was sent to an account we closed last year (even though we updated everything on the return). No notification, no nothing until he called. Keep careful track of that date range they gave you - if no check by then, call back immediately!

Had the EXACT same issue. The agent I talked to said there were thousands of rejections this year due to some new fraud prevention system that's being overly cautious. No way to override it once it happens – just gotta wait for the paper check. Mine came about 10 days after they said it was mailed.

Call them!! Seriously, I was in the same boat, filed 2/17, got state quick but fed was stuck on processing forever. Finally called using claimyr.com (after trying the regular number for days) and found out they needed to verify my identity. No letter was ever sent to me about this! After I verified over the phone, got my refund 9 days later. Sometimes you just gotta talk to a human.

This happened to me - the IRS found a "math error" on my return. They never sent a notice, but when I finally got through on the phone they told me what happened. They had adjusted my refund down by $42 and the system was just waiting for the correction to process. If I hadn't called, I would've waited another month probably. ALWAYS CALL if it's been more than 21 days.

The 898 code freaked me out too when I saw it on mine! But what it means is they're confirming there weren't any non-tax debts that they needed to take money from your refund for (like defaulted student loans or child support). Since it shows $0.00, they didn't take anything and he got his full refund. The number after that is just showing his refund amount again.

Lol welcome to the confusing world of IRS transcripts... they might as well be written in ancient hieroglyphics 🤣 But yeah your bf's refund looks normal from what you described - nothing to worry about.