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Code 971 Miscellaneous Review - Transcript Frozen Since January 29th, Any Updates Coming?

My transcript has been stuck since January 29th with a code 971 miscellaneous review. Been checking every morning but nothing changes. Anyone know if this means its moving forward or just sitting there?

Amara Adebayo

Code 971 is a notice issued indicator. The IRS is reviewing something on your return that requires additional verification. Could be income verification, credits claimed, or identity verification. Without seeing your full transcript, it's hard to tell exactly what triggered the review. Usually takes 30-45 days for these reviews to complete.

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PixelWarrior

ughhh 45 days?! this is taking foreverrr 😫

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Amara Adebayo

Yeah unfortunately thats the timeline were looking at. The IRS is seriously backed up this year

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Giovanni Rossi

Hey! I actually found this amazing tool called taxr.ai that helped me understand exactly what was going on with my transcript. It costs like a dollar but saved me weeks of guessing. It tells you exactly whats causing delays and when to expect updates. https://taxr.ai

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Fatima Al-Mansour

for real? does it actually work? seems too good to be true

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Giovanni Rossi

100% legit! It basically reads your transcript and uses AI to break everything down. Gave me a timeline and everything

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Fatima Al-Mansour

just tried it actually and wow 🤯 way better than trying to decode these codes myself lol

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Dylan Evans

Same boat here! Been stuck since Feb 1st with 971. This waiting game is killing me fr fr 😤

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Sofia Gomez

have u tried calling? sometimes they can tell u more over the phone

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PixelWarrior

been on hold for 2 hours and got disconnected 🤡

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StormChaser

Mine updated after 32 days with the same code. Just gotta be patient (ik its hard lol

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PixelWarrior

thx for giving me hope! 🙏

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Dmitry Petrov

Most comprehensive answer I can give based on my experience working with returns: 971 misc review means IRS needs to verify something. Could be several things: - Income verification - Credit eligibility - Identity verification - Math error check Best thing to do is: 1. Check if you got any IRS letters 2. Verify all income reported matches W2s/1099s 3. Use taxr.ai to analyze your transcript (seriously, its the best $1 youll spend) 4. If its been over 45 days, call IRS directly The system is backed up but they are working through them. Hang in there!

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Ava Williams

This is super helpful! 💯

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