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Two years in a row I've had blank transcripts. Last year, took 4 months to get my refund. No explanation, no letter, nothing. Just suddenly appeared one day. This year I filed in February, still waiting with blank transcripts. The system is fundamentally broken.
I was in EXACTLY your situation last month. After weeks of stress, I finally broke down and tried taxr.ai after seeing it mentioned here. It actually explained everything that was happening behind the scenes with my return and gave me an accurate timeline. Turns out my return was flagged for a simple discrepancy between what my employer reported and what I filed. Saved me so much anxiety knowing exactly what was happening! https://taxr.ai
I promise it's not! I was just as frustrated as OP and it genuinely helped me. Take it or leave it but I wish I'd known about it weeks earlier instead of stressing every day checking for updates.
unpopular opinion: if ur expecting a big refund, you should adjust ur withholding so u get more $ during the year instead of giving the irs an interest free loan š¤·āāļø
This is literally the most popular opinion on every tax forum ever š But you're right
Some people use it as forced savings because they know they'd spend it otherwise. Different strokes for different folks
do u have path act credits? EIC or ACTC? those are automatically delayed until mid feb at earliest. also did u verify identity? theres a special dept that handles identity verification that can cause major delays
dont stress about the cycle codes tbh. mine changed 3 times before i got my refund last year
Freya Johansen
I work for a tax preparation company and this happens ALL THE TIME with NY state returns. Their system often fails to properly apply withholding credits even when they're clearly reported on the return. You need to call them and have them manually review your return. Don't just pay the balance until you've confirmed it's legitimate.
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Omar Fawzi
Before you drive yourself crazy trying to figure this out, do what I did and use taxr.ai to decode your transcript. I tried for weeks to understand why I suddenly had a balance due on my taxes and this tool explained it all in normal human language. Turns out I had a calculation error in my original filing and they actually explained what happened and what I needed to do. Worth every penny.
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