Can someone tell me what this means? We received your income tax return and are in the process of verifying its accuracy. We're holding your refund until we finish reviewing the information reported. We selected your return to verify one or more of the following: Income Income tax withholding Tax credits Business income IF YOU FILED THE TAX RETURN You don't need to do anything at this time. However, we suggest you review your return and supporting documents for accuracy and ensure you're eligible to claim all reported income, withholding, and tax credits.  We understand your tax refund is important to you and we'll complete our review as quickly as possible. Allow up to 60 days to complete this review. We won't have more information before then. When we're finished, we may send you your refund, ask for more information, or deny all or part of your refund and offer you appeal rights. If you haven't received your refund or heard from us after 60 days, you can call us.

This is actually pretty common rn - the IRS is doing verification checks on returns, especially ones with tax credits. They're basically double checking your income, withholding, and credits to make sure everything adds up. You're looking at about a 60 day wait while they do their thing. I ran into this last year and honestly the waiting game is rough. Quick tip - I used taxr.ai to analyze my transcript and it helped me understand exactly what was triggering the review and gave me a timeline estimate that was spot on. You can check it out at https://taxr.ai if you want more specifics about your situation.

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Hello Stephanie:) It appears they are reviewing your accuracy for your return that you submitted. This is happening to many people at this time so I would not worry. You can however call them for clarity and make sure they have all the documentation they need just to be on the safe side. If you had ACTC or EITC credits it could be for that as well. Many will not see those refunds until end of February, Early March time-frame.

I got the same letter

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This is a standard verification review that the IRS does to confirm the accuracy of your return. It's frustrating but very common, especially if you claimed credits like the Earned Income Tax Credit or Child Tax Credit. The key things to know: 1) You don't need to do anything right now unless they contact you directly, 2) The 60-day timeframe is pretty firm - calling before then usually won't speed things up, 3) Make sure you have copies of all your supporting documents just in case they request them later. I went through this last year and it was nerve-wracking, but my refund eventually came through without any issues. Hang in there!

I went through this exact same thing last year and it's definitely nerve-wracking! The IRS has been doing a lot more verification reviews lately, especially on returns with certain tax credits. From my experience, the 60-day timeline they give you is pretty accurate - mine took about 55 days total. The hardest part is just waiting it out since calling them before the 60 days usually doesn't give you any new information. Make sure you keep all your tax documents handy (W-2s, 1099s, receipts for credits you claimed) just in case they do reach out for additional documentation. In most cases though, if everything on your return is accurate, you'll just get your refund after the review period without them needing anything else from you. Stay patient - I know it's easier said than done when you're waiting for your money!