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570 Code on Transcript but WMR Shows Processing - Possible Audit?

My Where's My Refund still shows the first bar processing but my transcript is showing something different. Haven't gotten any letters in the mail yet. Could this be an audit? Really need to know if I can just walk into an IRS office to handle this and how long after verification I might see my refund?

Check your mail every day carefully. They sent my notice to the wrong address and I almost missed the deadline to respond

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If u need help understanding ur transcript, call the tax advocate service. The regular IRS line is useless tbh

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tax advocates have a 6 month waitlist rn ๐Ÿ’€

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Anyone else showing Feb 14th refund date for state tax return?

Just checked my state tax refund status and its showing a deposit date of February 14th. Anyone else getting the same date? Wondering if this is a mass release or just random timing.

This happened last year too. The 14th was a big drop date for alot of states. Its like they coordinate or sumthing

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yep! i remember cuz it was right before valentines day last year too

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anybody else notice how the state refund is way faster than federal? im still waiting on my federal but state is already showing a date smh

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IRS always playing games with our money fr ๐Ÿคก

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federal taking forever this year. still processing gang wya

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Filed 1/29 MFJ w/2 kids - No transcript updates still waiting

Efiled on January 29th and still no movement on transcript. Married filing jointly with 2 dependents. No earned income credit. Starting to get worried since its been over a month. Anyone else file around the same time and still waiting?

call the tax advocate service if it goes past 8 weeks without updates

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good luck getting through tho lol been trying for days ๐Ÿคก

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pro tip: check your transcript at exactly midnight on friday. thats when they usually update the system

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facts! thats how i caught my update last week

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What's the REAL IRS verification phone number? Need direct line

Been trying to reach the IRS for weeks now. Keep getting the automated system or long wait times. Does anyone know the actual direct number to call for account verification? The general number is useless and I'm getting desperate to verify my identity.

If ur calling about verification bc of letter 5071C, u need to use the number on that specific letter otherwise theyll just transfer u around in circles

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shoot i threw away the letter thinking it was spam ๐Ÿ’€

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Anyone else notice how impossible it is to get ANY human on the line these days? Like what are we even paying taxes for lmaooo ๐Ÿคก

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literally feels like they ghosting us all fr

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$1,523 Refund Transferred to 2021 Tax Return (Code 826) with Notice 971 - No Explanation Received

Just checked my transcript and it shows a notice was issued on March 3rd, 2025 but I haven't received anything in the mail or in my IRS account online. Looking at my transcript, I can see my refund was supposed to be $1,523.00 (made up of $666.00 in W-2/1099 withholding and a credit of $857.00), but the transcript shows it as "Credit transferred out" on March 3rd with code 826. My transcript shows $0.00 for current account balance, accrued interest, and penalties as of March 3rd, 2025. My adjusted gross income was $13,076.00, with taxable income of $0.00 and tax per return of $0.00. I filed as Single with 01 exemption. The credit transfer shows it went to "1040 202112" but I don't understand what that means. The transcript shows code 971 for "Notice issued" on March 3rd, 2025, but I haven't received any notice explaining this transfer. The original processing date was March 3rd, 2025. Here's exactly what my transcript shows: FORM NUMBER: 1040 TAX PERIOD: Dec. 31, 2024 ACCOUNT BALANCE: 0.00 ACCRUED INTEREST: 0.00 AS OF: Mar. 03, 2025 ACCRUED PENALTY: 0.00 AS OF: Mar. 03, 2025 ACCOUNT BALANCE PLUS ACCRUALS (this is not a payoff amount): 0.00 INFORMATION FROM THE RETURN OR AS ADJUSTED: EXEMPTIONS: 01 FILING STATUS: Single ADJUSTED GROSS INCOME: 13,076.00 TAXABLE INCOME: 0.00 TAX PER RETURN: 0.00 SE TAXABLE INCOME TAXPAYER: 0.00 SE TAXABLE INCOME SPOUSE: 0.00 TOTAL SELF EMPLOYMENT TAX: 0.00 RETURN DUE DATE OR RETURN RECEIVED DATE (WHICHEVER IS LATER): Apr. 15, 2025 PROCESSING DATE: Mar. 03, 2025 TRANSACTIONS: CODE EXPLANATION OF TRANSACTION - CYCLE - DATE - AMOUNT 150 Tax return filed - 20250705 - 03-03-2025 - $0.00 16211-434-48756-5 806 W-2 or 1099 withholding - 04-15-2025 - -$666.00 766 Credit to your account - 04-15-2025 - -$857.00 826 Credit transferred out to 1040 202112 - 03-03-2025 - $1,523.00 971 Notice issued - 03-03-2025 - $0.00 I checked the Request Date and Response Date on the transcript, which both show 02-15-2025, and there's a Tracking Number listed too. It says "This Product Contains Sensitive Taxpayer Data" at the top and bottom. Anyone know what this means or why my refund was transferred out? Why would there be a notice issued that I haven't received? Does the "1040 202112" mean it went to my 2021 tax return for some reason? I'm really confused about where my refund went.

The IRS is such a joke fr. Why they gotta be so cryptic with everything ๐Ÿคก

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fr fr its like they purposely make it impossible to understand ๐Ÿ˜ค

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Looks like an offset to me. Check if you owe any federal/state debt, student loans, or child support. They can take your refund for any of those.

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ugh probably my old tax debt from 2021. was hoping theyd forget about that lol

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