Yes. Still showing PATH. Filed January 25th. Claimed EITC. Transcript shows processing. No errors. No letters. Just waiting. Others reporting same issue.

I went through this exact same situation last year and the year before. In 2022, I waited 3 months past the PATH Act deadline for my refund. In 2023, it was 2 months. This year I'm still waiting after filing January 24th. I've learned that calling rarely helps unless there's an actual issue they need to resolve. The PATH delay is just their standard operating procedure now, especially if you have a business with Schedule C income and claim EITC.

When I was in this situation (waited over 2 months last year), I finally got tired of checking and called the IRS. Spent 3 days trying to get through before I found Claimyr (https://claimyr.com). They got me connected to an actual IRS agent in about 15 minutes. The agent confirmed my return was just in normal processing and nothing was flagged. Got my refund about a week later. Worth it just for the peace of mind.

Check your Return Transcript instead of Account Transcript. Sometimes one will update before the other. Also, try checking on a Tuesday morning - that's when a lot of the weekly updates happen in the IRS system.

I've been through this rodeo many times. Last year my AS OF date was stuck at 2/26 for almost a month, then suddenly jumped to 4/15 and my refund appeared 3 days later. Here's what the IRS doesn't tell you: they have internal processing batches that run on specific days of the week. If you miss one batch, you wait for the next. And if your return has any complexity at all (investments, business income, credits), you're likely going through extra verification steps. The worst thing you can do is amend or call repeatedly - that just pushes you further back in line.

Think of the AS OF date like the "last modified" timestamp on a document - it doesn't mean the document is finished! My transcript was stuck on 3/1 for weeks while I was panicking. Then yesterday everything updated at once - TC 150, 806, 570, 571, and 846 all appeared together with a direct deposit date for next Tuesday. Sometimes the IRS processes everything internally before updating any public-facing systems. It's like when your Amazon package shows no movement for days then suddenly appears on your doorstep!

Back in 2022, I had this exact scenario. My WMR showed processing for 3 weeks while my transcript showed nothing. Then suddenly my transcript updated with a 570 code (additional account action pending) followed by a 571 (resolved) the next day. My refund was deposited exactly 8 days after the transcript first updated. The IRS processing pipeline has multiple stages, and the transcript database is just one of several systems that need to sync up.

According to Internal Revenue Manual 21.4.1.3, the Transcript Delivery System (TDS) and the Where's My Refund tool pull from different databases that update on different schedules. The WMR tool updates from the Master File and ISRP systems, while transcripts are generated from the IDRS. During peak filing season, these systems can be 3-5 business days out of sync with each other. It's frustrating but unfortunately completely normal.

The IRS is probably somewhat backlogged with amended returns right now. In my experience, which is admittedly limited to just my own situation last year, it took almost 4 months for my amendment to process. You might want to consider pulling your tax transcripts if possible - sometimes they show movement even when the Where's My Amended Return tool doesn't update. I saved myself a lot of worry (and potentially paying for professional help) by checking my transcripts regularly.

Have you tried checking your tax account transcript instead of just the WMAR tool? Sometimes the transcript shows activity even when the amendment status tool doesn't update. And have you received any letters or notices in the mail? The IRS often communicates by mail rather than updating their online systems, especially when they need additional information, don't you think?