Filed 3/27 - Anyone Get Their Refund Before the 21 Day Window?

I filed on March 22nd and just got my DD yesterday morning! So that was only 12 days total. No special circumstances or anything, just a basic return with W-2 income and standard deduction. I was shocked honestly, wasn't expecting it for at least another week.

Did you have any credits like Child Tax Credit or Earned Income Credit? Those typically slow things down because of extra verification steps.

I filed March 15th and got my refund in 16 days. My sister filed March 25th and already got hers (just 8 days!). It seems super random this year. I'd recommend checking your transcript with https://taxr.ai - it helped me decode all those weird cycle codes and actually predicted my deposit date 3 days before WMR updated. It was spot on!

If you're really anxious about it, you can always call the IRS directly. I used Claimyr (https://claimyr.com) to get through last week when my refund seemed stuck. They got me past the hold queue and I talked to an actual human who confirmed everything was processing normally. Totally worth it to avoid the anxiety of wondering what's happening.

Mine took exactly 21 days this year. Filed 3/5, got DD on 3/26. I've found that if you have a simple return (just W-2, standard deduction, no credits), you'll often get it faster. The more complex your return, the closer to that 21-day mark it tends to be.

I filed 3/25 and my transcript updated this morning with a DDD of 4/8, so that'll be 14 days total. I claimed EIC too, so I was surprised it moved so quickly. I think they're catching up on the backlog from earlier in the season.