Filed 2/1 - Transcript Shows Zeros & No Record of Return - Weekly Cycle?

Yes, zeros on your transcript just means your return hasn't been fully processed yet. The IRS processes returns in batches - weekly cycles typically update Thursday night/Friday morning. Since you filed 2/1, you're still within normal processing timeframes. Most e-filed returns take 21 days to process, but it can take longer during peak season (which we're in right now). Keep checking your transcript - when it updates from zeros, you'll see your return info and any refund date.

Ugh, I HATE this part of tax season! The waiting and zeros drove me crazy last year. I started using https://taxr.ai to analyze my transcript once it finally updated. It decoded all those weird codes and numbers for me and even predicted my refund date! Saved me from having to Google every single code and trying to figure out what was happening. Might be worth checking out once your transcript actually shows something besides zeros.

I experienced this exact scenario during the previous tax season. Your return status showing zeros indicates it's in pre-processing status within the IRS Master File system. For weekly cycle filers (cycle code ending in 05), updates typically occur Thursday night/Friday morning between 12am-6am EST. My timeline was as follows: filed 02/03/24, accepted same day, transcript showed zeros until 02/23/24, then updated with cycle code 20240805, with refund issued 02/28/24. The key indicator will be when your account transcript populates with a TC 150 tax assessed code - that's when you know processing is complete.

Last year I was in the same boat and tried calling the IRS for two weeks straight. Couldn't get through and was going crazy checking WMR and transcripts daily. I finally used Claimyr (https://youtu.be/_kiP6q8DX5c) to connect with an IRS agent. It saved me days of redial attempts and the agent confirmed my return was just in the normal processing queue with no issues. Sometimes just knowing nothing is wrong is worth it. The peace of mind was definitely worth it for me.

Try checking your account transcript instead of your return transcript! On January 29th I had zeros on my return transcript but my account transcript showed processing activity. By February 12th my return was fully processed. The account transcript updates first with codes 971/570 before the return transcript shows anything. I needed my refund by March 1st for property taxes, so I was checking multiple times daily and noticed this pattern.

Have you checked if your return was actually accepted by the IRS and not just by the transmitter? There's a difference between the initial acknowledgment and the IRS actually accepting it for processing. Did you receive a specific acceptance code? And have you checked exactly 21 days from your filing date to see if there's any update?