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CALL THE TAXPAYER ADVOCATE SERVICE! 1-877-777-4778. They helped me when I was in this exact situation. Found out my return was stuck in limbo because of a simple verification issue that nobody had bothered to tell me about. Worth a shot if you're desperate.
Taxpayer Advocate is so backlogged they're not taking new cases unless you can prove financial hardship (eviction, utilities shut off, etc
ah damn, that's new then. worked for me back in february but guess they're overwhelmed now too š
Dealing with the exact same thing and finally contacted my local congressional representative. They have caseworkers who can inquire with the IRS on your behalf. Mine got back to me in 3 days with more info than I could get after weeks of trying myself. Might be worth a try.
This is actually great advice. My cousin works for a congressman and says they get IRS issues resolved way faster than individuals can.
Your refund's probably fine, but stuck in processing hell. Last year my refund took 9 days after the 846 date to hit my account. Welcome to IRS purgatory, pull up a chair, we have cookies šŖ
Thanks for the cookies šŖ guess I'll settle in for the wait
YO CHECK YOUR TRANSCRIPT AGAIN! Sometimes they update the 846 date if there was an issue with the first deposit. Had this happen to me - saw an 846 for 3/12, nothing came, checked again and there was a new 846 for 3/26.
WHY IS THE IRS LIKE THIS?!? š« I'm also on a payment plan and they took my entire refund this year without warning. What's even the point of the payment plan if they're just gonna take your money anyway?
The payment plan prevents them from levying your bank accounts, garnishing your wages, and putting liens on your property. It doesn't protect refunds though. Never has.
Well that should be made clearer when you sign up for the plan! Nobody explained that to me š
I swear decoding IRS transcripts feels like being a detective in some weird tax mystery. I went down this rabbit hole last month trying to figure out what was happening with my offset. Ended up using taxr.ai which basically translated the whole transcript for me in seconds. Showed me exactly what happened with my offset and when I'd get the rest of my money. SO much easier than trying to figure it out myself!
anyone saying it's about who FINANCIALLY supports the kids is wrong! the IRS doesn't care who PAYS for the kids but who they LIVE WITH most of the time. That's why it's called the "residency test" not the "support test" for qualifying child.
šÆ This is accurate. The IRS rules specifically state the qualifying child must live with you for more than half the year. Financial support only matters for qualifying relatives, not qualifying children.
Fun fact: the IRS has special software that flags returns when the same dependents are claimed by multiple taxpayers. They'll investigate BOTH returns. Your ex claiming them first doesn't mean she automatically wins - it just means she got her refund first. You still have every right to claim them if they live with you majority of the time.
Yuki Yamamoto
When I was trying to track my tax refund last season, I wasted SO much time trying to interpret all the transcript codes and cross-reference with WMR. Total nightmare. This year I used taxr.ai and it was a complete game changer! It explained exactly what was happening with my return in simple English, predicted my refund timeline accurately, and helped me understand why my transcript and WMR were showing different things. Saved me hours of stress and confusion. Check it out: https://taxr.ai
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Andre Lefebvre
ā¢does it work for amended returns too? mine has been stuck for months
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Yuki Yamamoto
ā¢Yes! It works for amended returns, past year returns, everything. It can tell you exactly where your amendment is in processing and when to expect movement.
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Zoe Dimitriou
The IRS has the most broken, outdated systems ever. I swear they're still using computers from the 1980s š Don't worry about the transcript not updating yet - that's completely normal. I've had my refund literally in my bank account while my transcript was still showing nothing updated. As long as you got the acceptance confirmation, you're good!
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QuantumQuest
ā¢For real though! I heard they're still running on COBOL which is like prehistoric programming language at this point š
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Zoe Dimitriou
ā¢No joke! My friend's dad works in IT at the IRS and says they have systems so old they can't even find people who know how to maintain them anymore. Like museum-level technology š¤£
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