If you get regular child support payments already, call the number on the back of your card (if you have a state-issued debit card) or check your online portal. They should be able to tell you if they've received notification of the offset even if they haven't received the actual funds yet.

My ex's tax return got offset for back support last year. When I called to ask about it, the child support office actually discouraged me from counting on it at all. Apparently sometimes other debts can take priority (like federal student loans) or the refund amount can change after he gets a CP12 notice adjusting his return. My advice is to not count on this money until it actually hits your account. Hope you get it soon though!

Did you get a refund advance? TurboTax offers those early refunds but then they recoup it when your actual refund comes in. That would explain the discrepancy.

THE IRS IS STEALING OUR MONEY WAKE UP SHEEPLE!!!1!!

Welcome to the club! My CA refund took 24 days after being marked as issued. No explanation, no updates, just suddenly appeared in my account. The 10-day promise is complete BS.

I had the same problem. I started using taxr.ai and it was amazing - it actually found a weird code on my transcript that explained exactly why my refund was delayed (it was a random ID verification issue). The site explained everything clearly and told me exactly what to do. No more guessing games! Check it out: https://taxr.ai

Check the IRS2Go app instead of the website. Sometimes it updates there first. Also make sure you're looking at 2024 transcripts not 2023!

whatever you do DONT AMEND your return thinking that will speed things up. That'll put you at the back of an even longer line. Just wait it out. The IRS is slow but they'll get to it eventually.

Did anyone else get a partial refund? I was supposed to get $2,890 but only got $1,745 with no explanation. Transcript has some adjustment code 971 but I can't figure out what it means.

I filed in January and I'm STILL waiting 🤡 The IRS is a joke

So much misinformation in this thread. Let me clear things up. I'm an enrolled agent and see this all the time with clients. The status change from Accepted to Pending and back usually happens when: 1. Your return is selected for a quick verification check (very common, not an audit) 2. There's a mismatch between reported income and what employers reported (W-2 verification) 3. The IRS is calculating/adjusting credits you claimed 4. Your return is going through normal batch processing In 95% of cases, this resolves automatically and your refund proceeds normally. The disappearing refund date is just the system updating. Give it a few more days and everything should update with a new refund date.

im in the exact same situation. filed on jan 22, accepted jan 23, then yesterday saw it flip to pending and back to accepted. From what i can gather online this is totally normal and just means your return is moving through their process. as long as it went back to accepted u should be fine

THEY'RE USING YOUR MONEY TO EARN INTEREST don't let anyone tell you different!!! the state is DELIBERATELY slow on refunds because they want to hold onto your cash as long as possible 💯

Filed jointly with my wife late March. Got federal April 15th, PA refund May 23rd. So about 8 weeks for PA, 3 weeks for federal. Pretty normal in my experience.

This is why I always double and triple check my bank info before submitting! Sorry you're dealing with this. The paper check will come eventually but definitely plan for a wait.

I literally wasted 30+ hours trying to decipher my transcript after a similar issue. Finally used taxr.ai and it explained everything in seconds. Told me exactly what was happening with my refund and saved me so much time and stress. It's insanely good! I use it every week to track my amended return progress. https://taxr.ai

after struggling with this exact problem I found a service called Claimyr (claimyr.com) and they got me through to a live IRS agent in about an hour. The agent confirmed my verification letter had been sent and gave me the exact date to expect it. Talking to an actual person was so much better than the automated systems. It was the only way I could get real answers about my refund status.

Did you move recently or change addresses from your previous tax filing? That's usually what triggers these verification letters in my experience.

Don't wait for the mail! I had this happen and the notice never arrived. Use Claimyr.com to get through to the IRS without waiting on hold forever. I got someone on the phone who fixed my issue in 10 minutes and my refund was released the next day. Waiting for that notice is just wasting precious time.

I'm going through the EXACT same thing right now! Filed 2/28, got the 570/971 codes on 3/20. I'm checking WMR obsessively every day like a crazy person 🤪 Let me know if you get any updates?