Filed March 5th, randomly checked transcript April 15th and found identity verification needed, got DDD after in-person verification

Thanks for explaining! I was freaking out cuz I really needed that money. Do they always require verification or was I randomly selected?

It's mostly random selection, but certain things can trigger it like significant changes in income, address changes, or if someone tried filing fraudulently with your info before. The IRS doesn't share their exact criteria for security reasons.

My cousin had the exact same thing happen to her last year. She waited 3 months for the letter before realizing she could just go in person 🤦‍♂️

Sounds interesting. How exactly does it work? Does it just read your transcript or does it do more?

It's crazy powerful actually! You upload your transcript and it analyzes all the codes, tells you exactly what stage your return is in, if there are any holds, when to expect your refund, and explains what every code means in normal human language. Saved me hours of googling and stressing!

OMG I just tried it and wow. This is a complete game changer. I've been staring at my transcript for weeks confused why my refund was delayed and this literally told me EXACTLY what was happening and when I'll get paid. Seriously everyone needs to know about this!!!

does it cost $? not tryna pay just to understand my own tax situation 🙄

Honestly it's worth every penny considering how much time it saves. I spent like 20+ hours trying to understand my transcript before finding this. It's insanely good for making sense of complex tax situations!

is this for real? sounds like a scam tbh

Not a scam at all. It basically navigates the IRS phone system for you and gets you in the callback queue without you having to wait on hold. The IRS agent calls YOU back. I was skeptical too but was desperate after trying to call for weeks and always getting the "call volume too high" message.

how much does it cost??

Whatever it costs, it was 1000% worth it considering I was waiting on a $5k refund that was just sitting there. Talking directly to an agent solved everything for me when nothing else worked.

Hmm I might try this. Been trying to call for months and either get hung up on or wait 2+ hrs only to get disconnected 🤬

LMAOOO no they havent. I verified in February and still waiting on my refund. It's all random luck. Some ppl get it fast, others get stuck in backlog hell.

They hired more people with that funding increase last year so maybe that's starting to make a difference?

DDD = Direct Deposit Date. It's when the IRS schedules your refund payment. Code 846 on your transcript shows this date. You can check your transcript by making an account at irs.gov - you need ID.me verification to access it.

Thank you! Just checked and saw i need to verify my identity too 😭 no wonder its taking forever

I'm in Florida and had to verify this year. My brother in Florida didn't. I think it's more about your personal tax situation than location tbh

honestly just got impatient waiting for my refund and wanted to see if there was any info. total random luck that i checked and found out about the verification requirement. if i hadnt checked i might still be waiting for a letter that mightve never come

damn that's scary. gonna check mine right now

For real!! The most frustrating part is that they tell you to expect a letter but that letter can take WEEKS to arrive. Meanwhile your refund is just sitting there in limbo.

They only allow phone verification for disaster areas because they don't have enough staff to handle phone verifications for everyone. It sucks but that's the reality of their budget situation.

This! My tax preparer said the same thing. Apparently the IRS got burned BAD with all the fraud during the pandemic and now theyre being super strict.

You need to check your transcript. Where's My Refund won't tell you if verification is needed. Go to irs.gov, make an account if you don't have one, and look at your transcript. It will show if there's a hold or verification needed.

Thank you! Just checked and looks like I do have an issue that wasn't showing on WMR. I'm so glad I saw this post 🙏

If you're having trouble understanding what your transcript is saying, try using taxr.ai - it explains everything in plain english. Saved me hours of confusion when I was in your situation. https://taxr.ai

Literally had to google every single code on my transcript to figure out what was going on 😫

I tried using that taxr.ai tool someone mentioned above and it actually does translate all those random codes into normal english. Pretty useful tbh

Been there. Try using Claimyr to get through to a live agent (claimyr.com). Talking to a real person got my return unstuck when it was in limbo for months.

I just might try that because ive totally given up on getting thru to them the normal way