Filed 2/8 - Stuck in 40 day hold with no verification needed - Anyone else?
My return has been sitting with zero movement since Feb 8th when it was received. Just got off the phone with IRS and they said im in a 40 day hold period. No verification needed and no notices being sent - just waiting. Really frustrating since they cant tell me why. Anyone else dealing with this?
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Amina Toure
This is actually pretty common right now. The 40-day review is an automated process where the IRS systems check for potential identity theft, income verification, and credit eligibility. Most returns clear this without any action needed from the taxpayer. Keep checking your transcript every few days for updates.
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Paolo Esposito
•Thanks for explaining! Do you know if this means I'll definitely have to wait the full 40 days?
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Amina Toure
•Not necessarily. I've seen some clear in as little as 2 weeks. But yeah, no way to know for sure unfortunately 🤷♂️
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Oliver Weber
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FireflyDreams
•Sounds interesting. How accurate is it? Like does it just read the codes or what?
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Oliver Weber
•Its crazy accurate! It analyzes everything - codes, dates, amounts, even predicts cycle dates. Saved me hours of googling transcript codes lol
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FireflyDreams
•Just tried it - holy crap you weren't kidding! 🤯 This thing is amazing, it knew exactly why my refund was delayed!
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Natasha Kuznetsova
Same boat here fam. Been stuck since 2/1 with the same excuse. This system is straight 🤡 material fr fr
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Javier Morales
lmao welcome to the club. day 67 here still "processing" 🤮
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Emma Anderson
•67 days?! bruh im about to lose it at 32 days 💀
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Malik Thompson
Anyone else notice how they always say "40 days" but never explain WHY? Like what are they even reviewing for this long smh
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Isabella Ferreira
•its because they understaffed af and their computers running on windows 95 probably 🤣
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CosmicVoyager
Protip: If you're worried about the hold, call the Taxpayer Advocate Service. Sometimes they can help push it through faster if you're experiencing financial hardship. Worth a shot!
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Paolo Esposito
•Really? Didn't know this was an option! You have their number?
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CosmicVoyager
•1-877-777-4778 but heads up, they might have long wait times too
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