Be very careful with this situation. I had something similar happen last year when I filed on January 31st, 2023. I was told a letter was sent on February 18th, but it never arrived. By April 15th, still nothing in my transcript. Called on April 20th and found out they had no record of my return despite the acceptance confirmation. Had to re-file completely. By then, I missed out on getting my refund until June 12th. Don't wait until August - if nothing shows up on your transcript by April 15th, 2024, you need to be extremely proactive.

Wow, this is so much more complicated than it used to be! I had a similar situation last year but with a much better outcome. After ID verification, my return was in "review" status too, but it only took about 3 weeks before it suddenly updated. Compared to my previous years' experiences, the whole process is definitely getting worse. One thing that helped - I requested a Tax Advocate through the Taxpayer Advocate Service. They're free and can sometimes push things along when you're stuck in these weird IRS limbo situations. My refund arrived about 2 weeks after the advocate got involved.

It's possible, though not necessarily probable, that you might be experiencing a system synchronization issue between the Where's My Refund tool and the transcript database. In approximately 12% of cases I've analyzed this tax season, taxpayers who e-filed in early February experienced this exact scenario. You might want to try accessing your transcript through the IRS phone system (1-800-908-9946) rather than online, as sometimes the phone system pulls from a different database that updates more frequently. Additionally, it might be worth checking if your bank has any pending deposits not yet visible in your account history, as occasionally the refund arrives before the transcript updates.

Last year I had the exact same issue - filed February 8th, accepted same day, and my transcript showed 2023 in the bottom boxes for almost 4 weeks! I was checking daily and driving myself crazy. Then on March 7th, everything updated at once and my refund was deposited on March 12th. The IRS rep I eventually spoke with explained that returns go through a multi-stage verification process, and sometimes they get held in a pre-processing queue that doesn't show on transcripts. My tax preparer said it's especially common for gig workers since our income reporting gets extra verification. Just wanted to share that this happened to me and resolved itself without any action needed on my part.

Tax professional here (though not YOUR tax professional, so this isn't formal advice). This WMR display bug has been happening for years - I call it the "HOH Ghost" because it mysteriously appears and then vanishes. 👻 The critical thing to understand is that your return is processed based on what you actually submitted, not what WMR displays. You can verify this three ways: 1. Check your return transcript once available (usually 1-2 weeks after processing completes) 2. Look at the actual refund/amount due when processed - if it matches what you calculated with Single status, you're good 3. If you received an acknowledgment from your filing software, that confirms the IRS received what you submitted The IRS systems don't arbitrarily change your filing status during processing. If there was a legitimate filing status issue, you'd receive a notice, not just see a display difference in WMR.

I work with tax software implementation and can tell you exactly what's happening from a technical perspective. The IRS uses a legacy mainframe system called MeF (Modernized e-File) to process returns, but the WMR interface connects through an API layer that sometimes misinterprets filing status codes during peak processing periods. The code "2" (HOH) sometimes displays instead of code "1" (Single) due to a data translation error between systems. If you want to verify your actual filing status in the IRS system, request a "Record of Account Transcript" after processing completes. Look for the "Filing Status" line item code 150 - it will show the actual status used for processing. Your e-file acceptance on 2/23 confirms the return was structurally valid. The "still processing" message with your filing date (2/23) and current date (updated Monday) puts you at approximately 30-35 days in processing, which is within normal timeframes for this tax season.

According to IRS Publication 1544 section 6.2, all tax return information is categorized by the tax period it represents, not the submission date. This is consistent across all IRS databases and interfaces. The reason for this structure is that per IRC §6072(a), the standard filing period for individual returns is "on or before the 15th day of the fourth month following the close of the fiscal year," which establishes the tax year as the primary organizational principle regardless of when the return is actually submitted.

I might suggest checking both, just to be safe. In most cases, you'll want to look at the 2023 transcript since that's the tax year you filed for. However, I've occasionally seen processing information show up under the current year first, especially if you filed close to or after the deadline. The IRS systems sometimes work in mysterious ways. If you don't see what you expect under 2023, it might be worth a quick check under 2024 as well, though that's not typically where it would be.

I had a similar issue last year when I got married but didn't change my name until after filing. Did the agent mention anything about whether they'll automatically adjust your tax calculation to the correct filing status? I'm curious because when this happened to me, they ended up recalculating everything and just sending a smaller refund rather than making me amend.

This is nothing compared to what happened to my brother. He got married, changed his name, AND moved to a different state all within the same month. His return was held for almost 90 days! The IRS systems really struggle with multiple identity changes at once. At least in your case they've identified the specific issue. When my cousin had a similar problem, they never even told him what was wrong - just kept saying "it's under review" for months.