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First Time Head of Household Filer Needs Help Understanding IRS Transcript Codes and Tax Topic 152 Refund Status

I just got my transcript and honestly I have no idea what I'm looking at. There's all these numbers and codes and dates. Can someone explain what all this means? Is there an easy way to know when I'll get my refund? I checked my refund status on the IRS2Go app and this is what it says: Refund Status Return Received Refund Approved Refund Sent We have received your tax return and it is being processed. If you filed a complete and accurate tax return, your refund should be issued within 21 days of the received date. However, processing may take longer under certain circumstances. Please check here or visit the Refunds page on IRS.gov, to check on your refund status. Please read the following information related to your tax situation: Tax Topic 152, Refund Information Filing Status: Head of Household I'm confused about what the Tax Topic 152 means. Does that give any indication of when I might get my refund? It looks like they've received my return but nothing else has been approved or sent yet. Does the 21-day timeframe start from when they received it? And what are the "certain circumstances" they mention that could make it take longer? I filed as Head of Household if that makes any difference in timing.

CyberNinja

Welcome to the tax filing club! The transcript can be super confusing with all those codes. Each code represents different actions taken on your return. The most common ones are 150 (return filed), 570 (hold/review), and 846 (refund issued). What specific codes are you seeing?

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Nia Johnson

thanks! i see 150 and 570 but no 846 yet 😭

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CyberNinja

570 means they're reviewing something. Could take a few weeks to resolve

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Mateo Lopez

hey there! instead of trying to decode everything yourself, you should try taxr.ai - its this new tool that reads your transcript and tells you exactly whats going on and when you'll likely get paid. costs $5 but saved me hours of research. https://taxr.ai

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Aisha Abdullah

does it actually work? sounds too good to be true tbh

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Mateo Lopez

100% works! it told me exactly why my refund was delayed and predicted the exact date i'd get it

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Aisha Abdullah

just tried it and OMG where has this been all my life?! 🙌 way better than trying to figure everything out myself

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Ethan Davis

lol welcome to the wonderful world of taxes 🤡 where everything is made up and the points dont matter

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Yuki Tanaka

Print out ur transcript and look at the dates on the right side. newer dates = recent activity

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Nia Johnson

thx will do that rn!

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Carmen Ortiz

ur not alone fam im in the same boat. first time filer and its like reading hieroglyphics fr fr

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MidnightRider

ong 💯 they need to make this stuff easier to understand

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