Filed 2021 Taxes in March 2022: Still Waiting for $36,344 Refund as IRS Transcript Shows Processing Date of Feb 2025
I filed my 2021 return back in March 2022. I keep checking my transcripts and still nothing. This is getting ridiculous! I'm owed over $36,344.00 and every time I call the IRS they tell me something different. Has anyone actually gotten their 2021 refund recently or am I alone in this mess? I just checked my account transcript today (January 30, 2025) and I'm so frustrated. Here's what my transcript shows: FORM NUMBER: 1040 TAX PERIOD: 2040 ACCOUNT BALANCE: [blank] ACCRUED INTEREST: AS OF: Feb. 10, 2025 ACCRUED PENALTY: AS OF: Feb. 10, 2025 FILING STATUS: Head of Household RETURN DUE DATE OR RETURN RESERVED DATE (WHICHEVER IS LATER): Apr. 15, 2025 PROCESSING DATE: Feb. 17, 2025 TRANSACTIONS CODE EXPLANATION OF TRANSACTION CYCLE DATE AMOUNT 150 Tax return filed 20250504 02-17-2025 30221-417-52181-5 766 Credit to your account 04-15-2025 768 Earned income credit 04-17-2025 That's it! No amounts showing for my credits, no indication that anything is actually happening with my refund. I filed as Head of Household and qualified for Earned Income Credit, but there's nothing showing that my refund is actually processing or when I might receive it. Every time I call the IRS they give me different answers - first they said wait 21 days, then they said there was an error, then they said it's in processing, and now they're saying to just keep waiting. Is anyone else experiencing this kind of delay for their 2021 refund? I'm desperate for this money!
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Fiona Gallagher
Tax pro here. Several of my clients are in similar situations. The IRS is still processing a backlog of 2021 returns. The best thing you can do is keep checking your transcripts weekly and watch for any updates or notice codes. If you see code 971 or 570, those usually indicate they need additional information.
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Xan Dae
thx for responding! how do I know what those codes mean? its so confusing 😫
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Fiona Gallagher
Those are hold codes - 570 means they're reviewing something and 971 means they sent you a notice. Check your mail carefully!
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Axel Bourke
im in the same boat filed feb 2022 and still waiting. this is beyond frustrating
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Aidan Percy
Check your transcripts for cycle code. If it ends in 05, they only update on thursdays/fridays
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Xan Dae
mine ends in 05! gonna check tmrw then 🤞
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Fernanda Marquez
Have you tried calling the tax advocate service? They helped me get mine unstuck after 18 months
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Norman Fraser
good luck getting through to them tho. been trying for weeks 🤡
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Kendrick Webb
bruh the irs is a joke fr fr. 2 years to process returns but they want their money in 0.2 seconds when we owe them 💀
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Hattie Carson
facts 💯
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