Finally Received My $33k Tax Refund After 13-Month Wait: Transcript Shows Refund Freeze, Multiple Amendments, and Interest Payment

Just got my deposit this morning after waiting since January 2023! Over $33k with interest. Had every issue imaginable - verification needed, income verification, review department, then manual processing. If your still waiting dont give up hope! I filed my tax return before the RETURN DUE DATE of Apr. 16, 2023. My PROCESSING DATE shows Jul. 11, 2023 but the journey was way longer than that. Looking at my transcript: TRANSACTIONS CODE EXPLANATION OF TRANSACTION CYCLE DATE AMOUNT 150 Tax return 20232505 07-11-2023 806 W-2 or 1099 withholding 04-16-2023 810 Refund freeze 03-10-2023 $0.00 766 Credit to your account 04-16-2023 971 Amended tax return or claim 06-16-2023 $0.00 forwarded for processing 977 Amended return filed 06-16-2023 $0.00 768 Earned income credit 04-16-2023 811 Removed refund freeze 06-23-2023 $0.00 971 Amended tax return or claim 06-22-2023 $0.00 forwarded for processing 977 Amended return 06-22-2023 $0.00 290 Additional tax assessed 20232905 08-08-2023 $0.00 846 Refund issued 07-27-2023 776 Interest credited to account 08-08-2023 You can see the refund freeze (code 810) back in March, then the amended return issues, and FINALLY the refund issued (code 846) at the end of July. The interest credited (code 776) was substantial after such a long wait. The IRS put me through everything - they questioned my W-2 withholding, froze my refund while verifying my identity, then I had to file an amended return TWICE! They forwarded my stuff for processing multiple times. The refund freeze being removed (code 811) was a massive relief, but still had to wait another month for the actual refund to be issued. When it finally came, the interest payment was almost $4k on top of my refund amount. So if you're seeing codes like 810, 971, 977 on your transcript and feeling hopeless, hang in there. It eventually works out!