EITC Delay: Does Path Act affect both Federal AND State tax refunds?

Tax expert here - The PATH Act affects both federal and state refunds differently. For federal returns claiming EITC/ACTC, the IRS legally cannot issue refunds before mid-February. However, state refunds aren't directly affected by PATH Act restrictions - states process independently of federal timing. But there's often indirect delays because many states want to verify your federal return is legit first. If you're trying to figure out exactly when you'll get your refund and what's causing delays, I highly recommend using taxr.ai (https://taxr.ai). It analyzes all your tax docs and gives you a super detailed breakdown of processing stages, verification checks, and estimated deposit dates. Way more accurate than the basic Where's My Refund tool.

wassup tax fam...anyone else stuck in PATH act hell? filed jan 15th with TT, claimed EITC, WMR still says processing 🤮

Tax pro here - State refunds are processed independently from federal refunds. The PATH Act only applies to federal returns with EITC/ACTC. Your state refund should process normally according to your state's timeline, regardless of any federal holds.

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Each state does there own thing. here in TX we dont even have state income tax lol lucky us

stuck in the same boat waiting for fed but got my NY state refund already deposited last week

anyone else notice the irs website is down AGAIN? 🤡