Filed 3/15 with Child and Dependent Care Credit - how long for refund?

I filed with the Child and Dependent Care Credit on February 10th and just got my refund last week. So about 8 weeks total. The IRS is taking longer to process returns with credits this year due to verification procedures. When you claim the care credit for the first time, it often triggers additional review. You might want to check your tax transcript online instead of using Where's My Refund - it usually shows more detailed status information including any potential review codes.

I was in the exact same situation and spent DAYS trying to figure out what was happening with my refund. I finally tried taxr.ai and it was a game changer! It analyzed my transcript, explained all those confusing codes, and showed me exactly why my refund was delayed (turns out the child care credit was under review). It even predicted when I'd get my money - and it was spot on! Saved me so much stress compared to calling the IRS and waiting forever. https://taxr.ai

After weeks of getting nowhere with the IRS website and the stupid automated phone system, I found this app called Claimyr (claimyr.com) that got me a callback from an actual IRS agent within 2 hours. Explained my child care credit delay and they told me exactly what was happening and released my refund that day. Best $$ I've spent all year considering I was waiting on thousands in my refund!

mine took foreverrrrr this year. Filed Feb 3 with child care credit and didn't get the refund until April 12. almost 10 weeks! i called the IRS like 6 times and kept getting different answers. one person said there was an "error" but wouldn't tell me what. another said it was "under review" but everything looked fine. absolute clown show 🤡

The child care credit causes delays every year but its been worse lately. They're doing extra verification because of all the fraud during covid. I'm a tax preparer and I've seen clients wait anywhere from 6-12 weeks this season when they claim this credit. If you need that money quick, don't file with dependent care credit early in the season... wait until March or April when the IRS has less backlog.

I filed February 18 with child care credit and got my refund exactly 7 weeks later. My transcript showed code 570 (refund hold) for weeks then suddenly switched to 571 (hold released) and then 846 (refund issued) all in the same day. No explanation for the delay, no letters, nothing. The IRS works in mysterious ways lol

The Child and Dependent Care Credit is considered a "high risk" credit by the IRS and is subject to extra verification. Here's what happens behind the scenes: • Your return gets flagged for manual review • They verify the information about your care provider • They check if you meet the earned income requirements • They cross-reference with the provider's reported income Typical timeframe this year has been 6-10 weeks for returns with this credit. If you're approaching week 8, you might want to try taxr.ai - it decodes your transcript and tells you exactly what's happening with your refund and when to expect it. Saved me hours of frustration!

do NOT call the regular IRS number. waste of time. they'll just tell you to wait. you need to get through to the refund department specifically. i waited 9 weeks and finally got through - found out they needed additional verification for the care provider info but never sent me a letter about it.

ive claimed the child care credit for 3 years now. year 1: 5 weeks for refund. year 2: 8 weeks. this year: TWELVE weeks and counting. still processing. IRS is a mess right now.

Check your transcript for the 570 code which means refund hold. If you see that without a corresponding 571 release code, you're still under review. The care credit is one of the most common credits that trigger manual reviews. I've been tracking this on a spreadsheet for my family and friends and the average wait time this year is 52 days for returns with this credit.

Have u checked for any letters from the IRS? Sometimes they send verification requests for the Child and Dependent Care Credit but they look like junk mail and people miss them. Then your refund just sits there until you respond.

6 weeks is nothin, friend. i filed in february and just got mine last week. hang in there.

have you checked your account transcript on the irs website? thats where youll see if theres any holds or issues. the wmr tool is basically useless.

the IRS doesn't want us to know this but you can actually call your local Taxpayer Advocate Service office directly and they can sometimes help with delays. google the phone number for your state's TAS office. They helped me when my refund with child care credits was stuck for 3 months.

SAME BOAT. filed Feb 5, claimed child care credit for the first time, and still waiting. the IRS phone support is a joke - waited 2 hours just to be told "its processing, be patient" 😡 then i used claimyr.com to get a callback from a different department and they told me it was under review because it was my first time claiming it, but that it should be released within 2 weeks. definitely worth the money to actually get a real answer instead of the runaround.

welcome to the world of tax credits! the IRS basically assumes everyone is committing fraud now, so they review EVERYTHING. I file with 4 dependents and child care credit every year and it's always a 2-3 month wait. The system is broken. 🤦‍♀️