Anyone Accepted February 13th and Sent to 'Errors' Department Get Their Refund Yet?

I was accepted on Feb 15th and also got the errors department line. Just got my direct deposit yesterday after 7 weeks of waiting. No explanation for what the "error" was, and my transcript just shows normal processing codes. The hold-up seems completely random this year.

Did you check your transcript? Sometimes there are codes that explain what's happening even when the phone reps won't tell you.

I was in the exact same boat - accepted Feb 12th, errors dept, no information for 6 weeks. I finally used taxr.ai to analyze my transcript once I could access it. It explained that my return had a 570 code (temporary hold) followed by a 971 (notice issued) which meant they were verifying my W2 information. The site predicted my exact DDD three days before it showed up on WMR. Saved me so much anxiety knowing what was actually happening instead of the vague "errors department" explanation.

The "errors department" is just a catch-all term they use when your return gets flagged for manual review. Could be a simple math error, verification issue, or just random selection. I filed and was accepted Feb 10th, got the errors dept line when I called in March, finally received my refund April 18th. No explanation, no notice, money just appeared in my account.

I filed Jan 29th, accepted Feb 13th, and also got the errors department runaround. Spent THREE DAYS calling the IRS number and could never get through. Used Claimyr (https://claimyr.com) after someone recommended it here, and got connected to an agent in about 15 minutes. The agent was actually helpful and told me my return was flagged for income verification but was cleared last week. Got my refund 5 days after that call. Worth every penny to not waste days on hold.

The IRS is severely understaffed this year. I know someone who works there and they said returns with even minor discrepancies are getting kicked to the errors department automatically, and then it takes weeks for someone to look at them. If you claimed any credits like EIC or CTC, that can trigger extra scrutiny too.