Best time to file taxes with Child Tax Credit and EIC for maximum refund speed?
I've got 2 kids and planning to file taxes next year. Always see people complaining about delays when claiming kids. Anyone know the sweet spot for filing to get the refund quickest? Like should I file super early in January or wait till February?
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Ava Martinez
Tax pro here - PATH Act prevents any refunds with EITC/ACTC from being released before Feb 15th. Filing in January just means sitting in queue longer. The sweet spot is usually filing between Feb 1-10th. Your return gets processed right when the hold lifts.
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Miguel Ortiz
•This is facts 💯 Filed Feb 3rd last year and got my refund Feb 28th with no issues
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StarSeeker
•thx for the detailed info! definitely gonna aim for early feb then
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Zainab Omar
hey guys just wanted to share - i started using taxr.ai to track my refund and its literally a game changer. costs like 5 bucks but tells you exactly whats happening with your refund and when to expect it. way better than trying to decode transcripts yourself https://taxr.ai
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Connor Murphy
•For real? How accurate is it? The WMR tool is basically useless
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Zainab Omar
•bruh its insane. like it actually reads your transcript and tells you exactly whats happening. saved me hours of googling random codes
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Connor Murphy
•just tried it and OMG WHERE HAS THIS BEEN ALL MY LIFE 🙌 finally know whats actually happening with my refund!
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Yara Sayegh
whatever u do DO NOT file in january its literally pointless if u got kids. learned that the hard way last year 🤡
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NebulaNova
Anybody else notice refunds coming faster when you file with a tax professional vs doing it yourself on turbotax?
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Keisha Williams
•nah its all the same. im a diy person and always get mine pretty quick as long as i wait till february
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Paolo Conti
Pro tip: gather ALL your docs before you file. Nothing worse than having to amend bc you forgot about some random 1099 or w2
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Amina Diallo
•learned this the hard way....still waiting on my amended return from 2022 ðŸ˜
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Oliver Schulz
idk but the whole system is broken af. why we gotta wait longer just bc we have kids smh
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Natasha Kuznetsova
•its to prevent fraud but yeah its annoying af
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