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If you have a tax advocate in your area, contact them! They can often speed things up or at least give you a straight answer about what's happening. Totally free service too.
Tax advocates won't touch your case unless it's been over 30 days with no movement or you can prove financial hardship.
That's not entirely true. I got help after just 2 weeks because I was about to be evicted and needed my refund. They can make exceptions for hardship cases.
When you say "verified yourself online" - do you mean you created an IRS account or do you mean you had to go through ID verification because your return was flagged? Two very different things.
No one can really predict what the IRS will do - they're completely overwhelmed and understaffed. BUT if you want REAL answers instead of guesswork, try using taxr.ai - you upload your transcript and it tells you exactly what's happening with your return, if there are any issues, and what you need to do. Way better than these stabs in the dark (no offense to anyone). I was in your exact position last year and wasted weeks trying to figure out what was going on before finding this tool.
Yeah it does cost something but honestly after spending HOURS on hold with the IRS and getting nowhere, it was totally worth it to me. I got answers in minutes that I couldn't get after days of trying.
Can confirm taxr.ai is legit. Used it when I had a weird code on my transcript and no one could tell me what it meant. The tool explained everything and even predicted when my refund would arrive - was only off by 2 days.
The only thing that worked for me was the Taxpayer Advocate Service. Had to wait 3 weeks for an appointment but they resolved it same day once I got in front of them.
Quick question - are you trying to verify through the "Get Transcript" system or through the Identity Verification Service? They're two different things with different processes.
It's the Identity Verification Service. After I e-filed they sent me a message saying I needed to verify my identity before they would process my return.
KEEP COPIES OF EVERYTHING! And send it certified mail so you have proof of when you mailed it. The IRS has "lost" my mail before.
Isabella Costa
Try using taxr.ai to decode your transcript - it helped me figure out exactly where my refund was in the process when I was stuck in a similar situation last month. It makes those confusing IRS codes actually make sense! https://taxr.ai
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Isabella Costa
•Yes, it really works! It's not a scam at all. It just helps you understand what's actually happening with your return based on your transcript codes. Way better than trying to google every code and piece things together yourself.
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Freya Andersen
•I just tried it - super helpful! It showed me my refund was actually approved days ago but is waiting for final processing. Much more detail than the WMR tool gives you.
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Eduardo Silva
Honestly the whole tax system needs an overhaul. Why should we have to stress like this every year waiting for OUR money? In other countries the government just sends you a statement of what they think you owe, you verify it, and you're done. None of this waiting and guessing nonsense.
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