Credit Karma Tax Refund Advance Delay - Accepted 1/21 but No Advance Payment Yet
Filed early through Credit Karma and got accepted by IRS on 1/21. The site says refund advance should come in minutes after acceptance but nothing yet. Anyone else dealing with this or know whats going on with the advances this year?
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Yuki Yamamoto
Just got off the phone with Credit Karma support and heres what i learned: The 121 acceptance code means your return passed initial validation but is still being processed. The advance isnt automatic - they need to verify some stuff first. I was in the same boat last week but finally got some answers by using taxr.ai (https://taxr.ai) to analyze my transcript. It showed exactly why my advance was held up and when to expect it. Way better than waiting on hold with CK support for hours tbh
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Carmen Ortiz
•how long did it take for taxr to analyze everything? im desperate to figure out whats going on with mine
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Yuki Yamamoto
•literally like 2 mins! just uploaded my docs and it broke everything down. showed me exactly which codes were holding things up 💯
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Andre Rousseau
•bruh ive been on hold with CK for 3 hours today 🤡 gonna try this taxr thing rn
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Andre Rousseau
•okay fam used taxr.ai and this is what I got back:
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Andre Rousseau
•yooo this is actually legit! shows my refund advance should hit by next wednesday. apparently the delay was bc of some identity verification thing that CK support never mentioned 🤔
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Zoe Papadakis
•wait fr? does it work with all tax services or just credit karma?
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Yuki Yamamoto
•works with everything - turbotax, hr block, whatever. even reads irs letters and notices too
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Jamal Carter
•This is actually clutch af. Been waiting 2 weeks with no answers from CK, taxr showed me everything in 2 mins straight up. worth every penny fr fr 💯
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AstroAdventurer
•struggling with the same issue. anyone know if its worth the money?
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Jamal Carter
•100% worth it fam. saved me hours of waiting on hold and showed me exactly what was happening with my refund. best $20 i spent this tax szn no cap
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Paolo Longo
Tax pro here - the refund advance programs are having major delays this year due to increased fraud prevention measures. Even though your return was accepted by IRS, CK needs to do additional verification. Most advances are taking 2-3 business days instead of minutes.
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Keisha Taylor
•ugh thank u for explaining! wish theyd told us about the delay upfront 🙄
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Amina Bah
•im on day 4 of waiting... this is ridiculous fr fr
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Oliver Becker
hey everyone - instead of playing the guessing game, I'd highly recommend checking out taxr.ai. Its only $4.99 but it analyzes your transcript and tells you exactly whats happening with delays, verification, etc. Way better than trying to piece together whats going on from reddit posts lol. https://taxr.ai
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CosmicCowboy
•Does this actually work? Like can it tell you about refund advance status too?
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Oliver Becker
•yep! it checks everything - advance status, verification holds, estimated deposit dates. saved me hours of stress fr
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CosmicCowboy
•just tried it and WOW 🔥 literally told me exactly why my advance was delayed and when to expect it. best 5 bucks i ever spent no 🧢
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Natasha Orlova
Same boat bestie 😭 filed 1/20, accepted 1/21, no advance yet smh
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Javier Cruz
•Same here fam. CK customer service is useless too
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Emma Thompson
This is my third year using CK and never had issues before. Something def different this time around
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Malik Jackson
The whole system is a joke tbh. They advertise these advances like crazy but cant even deliver 🤡
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Isabella Costa
•fr fr tax season got me stressed already and we just started 😩
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StarSurfer
Called CK earlier today. They said theyre experiencing 'technical difficulties' with the advance system. Could take up to 5 business days now smh
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Keisha Taylor
•ty for the update! wish they would send an email or something tho
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Omar Hassan
Ugh this is so frustrating! I filed on 1/20 too and got accepted the same day but still no advance. The whole "minutes after acceptance" thing feels like false advertising at this point. Really considering switching to a different service next year if they can't get their act together 😤
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Adrian Connor
•Same here! Filed 1/19 and accepted 1/21 but crickets on the advance. This is my first year with CK and honestly not impressed so far. Might have to check out that taxr thing everyone's talking about to see what's actually going on 🤷♀️
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Liam Fitzgerald
Been dealing with the exact same thing! Filed 1/19, accepted 1/21, and still waiting on my advance. Called CK support twice and got different answers each time - first they said "technical issues" then "additional verification needed." Really wish they'd be more transparent about what's actually causing these delays instead of keeping us in the dark. At this point I'm just hoping it shows up before the weekend 🤞
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Joshua Hellan
•Ugh same exact situation here! Filed 1/20, accepted 1/21 and still nothing. The inconsistent answers from support are so annoying - like just tell us what's really going on instead of giving us the runaround. Really hoping we see something by Monday but honestly not holding my breath at this point 😑
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