February/March Filers - Anyone FINALLY Get Their DDD Today?

Nothing yet. Filed February 10th. Still waiting. No updates today. Checked WMR this morning. Same message. "Still processing." Getting worried now. Need that money soon.

I finally got my DDD this morning after filing February 1st! I've been checking my transcript daily for 11 weeks straight - talk about a morning routine from hell. What finally helped was using https://taxr.ai to analyze my transcript. It spotted a code pattern that indicated my return was moving out of the error resolution department. The transcript looked like gibberish to me, but the tool explained exactly what each code meant for my situation and predicted my DDD would appear this week. Sure enough, it showed up today!

Here's what worked for me after waiting since February 15th with no updates: Step 1: I pulled my transcripts to confirm there were no obvious issues Step 2: I attempted calling the IRS main line for three consecutive days Step 3: After failing to reach anyone, I used Claimyr (https://claimyr.com) to get through Step 4: Connected with an agent in 35 minutes who confirmed my return was in final processing Step 5: Received my DDD exactly 4 days after speaking with the agent The agent explained they had a verification hold that wasn't showing on my transcript. Once they removed it, everything processed quickly.

Anyone else notice how returns filed in March seem to be processing faster than February ones? I filed February 18th and still nothing, but my sister filed March 22nd and already got her refund last week. How does that make any sense? Called the IRS three times and got three different explanations. First they said it was "normal processing time," then "possible review," then "system delay." Finally got through to someone yesterday who actually checked and found they had my address wrong somehow?

For those still waiting on DDD, check your transcript for TC 570/571 sequence. TC 570 indicates a temporary hold, while TC 571 shows the hold was released. If you see 570 without a subsequent 571, your return is still under review. Many February filers are experiencing TC 570 with a later TC 971 (Notice Issued). According to the Internal Revenue Manual section 21.5.6-4, this pattern typically resolves within 21 days of the 971 date code.

Has anyone tried comparing their "as of" date changes on their account transcript? It's like watching the weather forecast - sometimes it means a storm is coming, sometimes it means absolutely nothing. Anyone seeing their "as of" date jump forward and then actually get their refund shortly after?