Has anyone with EITC already gotten their 2025 refund approved with DD date for 2/5?
Title: Has anyone with EITC already gotten their 2025 refund approved with DD date for 2/5? 1 I'm getting a bit anxious about my refund status! My sister filed her taxes on 1/16 and they were accepted on 1/19. She just checked and her return was approved on 2/3 with a DD date of 2/5. The thing is, she doesn't have the Earned Income Tax Credit on her return. I filed mine on 1/23, got accepted on 1/25, but I'm still stuck on "processing" with no approval or deposit date yet. I claimed EITC on mine so I'm wondering if that's slowing things down. I thought there was some kind of hold on EITC returns until mid-February, but I've seen some people on Facebook saying they got approved with EITC already? Has anyone here who claimed EITC already gotten an approval or direct deposit date? I'm really counting on this money to catch up on some bills and the waiting is killing me!
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Carmen Vega
12 The IRS typically holds refunds for returns claiming EITC (Earned Income Tax Credit) until mid-February. This is due to the PATH Act, which requires the IRS to hold these refunds until February 15th as a measure to prevent fraud and verify income claims. While your sister's refund is processing quickly because she didn't claim EITC, yours is following the normal timeline for EITC claims. The IRS typically begins releasing these held refunds around February 15th, with most direct deposits hitting accounts between February 15th and 28th. That said, the IRS does process returns and sets approval status before the release date. Some people might see their accounts updated with approval and DD dates, but the actual money won't be released until after the mid-February hold period.
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Carmen Vega
•7 Does this apply to the Child Tax Credit too? I claimed both EITC and CTC and my WMR still shows processing. Getting worried since I filed on 1/18.
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Carmen Vega
•12 Yes, the same PATH Act provisions apply to both the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) and the Additional Child Tax Credit (ACTC). If you claimed either or both, your refund is subject to the hold until mid-February. Your January 18th filing date is perfectly normal, and "still processing" is exactly what you should see at this point. The IRS systems will update with more information closer to the release date. Most people see their status change to approved about 2-5 days before the direct deposit hits their account.
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Carmen Vega
4 I was in the same boat last year with the endless wait for my EITC refund. After weeks of checking WMR and getting nowhere, I found this service called taxr.ai (https://taxr.ai) that actually helped me understand what was happening with my return. It analyzed my tax transcripts and gave me a much clearer timeline than the "still processing" message. For this year's return, I uploaded my documents as soon as I got my W-2, and it predicted almost to the day when my refund would hit. It showed me that my return was actually approved internally even though WMR wasn't updated yet. Might be worth checking out if you're anxious about the wait.
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Carmen Vega
•16 How does taxr.ai get information that's not showing up on the Where's My Refund tool? Is it accessing some different IRS system?
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Carmen Vega
•19 Sounds like a scam tbh. How would some random website know more than the actual IRS website? I'm skeptical that they have any special access.
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Carmen Vega
•4 It doesn't access a different system - it actually helps you pull and interpret your tax transcripts, which contain more detailed information than the WMR tool shows. The transcripts sometimes update before WMR and show internal codes that indicate where your return is in processing. It's definitely not a scam - it's just an interface that makes the tax transcript data more understandable. The IRS transcript system is notoriously hard to navigate and the codes are confusing. Taxr.ai just translates all that technical stuff into plain English and gives predictions based on historical processing patterns.
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Carmen Vega
16 Just wanted to update everyone - I tried taxr.ai after asking about it, and it actually worked! It showed my return was farther along in processing than WMR indicated. The transcript analysis showed my return had actually passed the fraud screening stage even though WMR still said "processing." The timeline prediction was really helpful - said I should expect approval around February 17th based on my EITC claim and filing date. Sure enough, my WMR just updated today (Feb 16) with an approval and DD date of Feb 19. The peace of mind was totally worth it instead of checking WMR obsessively every day!
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Carmen Vega
9 If you're tired of checking WMR constantly and getting no answers, I found a way to actually talk to a human at the IRS using Claimyr (https://claimyr.com). They have this service that gets you through the IRS phone tree and holds your place in line. I was skeptical at first, but after trying for 3 days to reach the IRS about my EITC refund status and getting the "call volume too high" message, I gave it a shot. You can see how it works here: https://youtu.be/_kiP6q8DX5c. I got connected to an IRS agent in about 40 minutes instead of spending hours redialing. The agent was able to tell me my EITC return was already approved internally on 2/2 but wouldn't be released until after 2/15 because of the PATH Act. This was way more info than WMR was showing. Might help give you some peace of mind!
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Carmen Vega
•11 Wait so you have to pay a service just to talk to the IRS? That seems wrong. Shouldn't they have enough staff to handle calls from taxpayers?
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Carmen Vega
•19 This sounds like BS. Why would I pay to call a government agency I already fund with my taxes? And how do I know they're not just scamming my personal info?
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Carmen Vega
•9 You're right that in an ideal world, the IRS would have enough staff to handle all calls. But the reality is they're severely understaffed, and during tax season it's nearly impossible to get through without spending hours redialing. The service just connects you - they don't handle any of your personal tax information. You still talk directly to the IRS agents yourself. I was skeptical too, but after wasting 3 days trying to get through myself, the time saved was worth it. I got the exact information I needed about my EITC refund status that wasn't showing up online.
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Carmen Vega
19 I need to eat my words. After being super skeptical about Claimyr, I broke down and tried it after a week of failed attempts calling the IRS myself. Got connected to an agent in about 25 minutes. The IRS rep confirmed my return with EITC was already approved on 2/1 but was being held due to the PATH Act. She said my refund should be deposited by 2/21, which is actually earlier than I expected. This was way more informative than the "still processing" message I've been staring at for weeks. Definitely beats the 17 failed attempts I made trying to call them directly. Sometimes you gotta admit when you're wrong!
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Carmen Vega
5 For anyone stressing about EITC refunds - I've filed with EITC for the past 4 years, and it's ALWAYS the same pattern. The IRS holds EITC refunds until mid-February, then releases a huge batch all at once, usually hitting accounts between Feb 17-22. Last year my WMR didn't update until Feb 16th, then suddenly showed approved with a DD date of Feb 18th. The year before was almost the same dates. Just be patient - it's only a couple more weeks now!
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Carmen Vega
•8 Is there any way to know if your return is processing correctly while waiting? I keep hearing about people getting letters asking for verification of income for EITC and that can delay things by months.
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Carmen Vega
•5 The best way to check if your return is processing correctly is to access your tax transcripts on the IRS website. If you see codes like 570/971, that might indicate they need more information. But most EITC returns process without any issues. If the IRS needs to verify your income for EITC, they typically send a letter within 2 weeks of filing. So if you haven't received anything by mail yet, your return is probably proceeding normally. The vast majority of EITC claims aren't selected for additional verification.
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Carmen Vega
3 Has anyone tried checking their transcripts instead of just the WMR tool? I've found that transcripts often update faster than WMR. You need to create an account on irs.gov to access them though.
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Carmen Vega
•14 I tried looking at transcripts but all those codes are confusing as hell. Like what does "150 Tax return filed" even mean compared to "846 refund issued"? Is there a guide somewhere?
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Leila Haddad
•The IRS has a basic guide on transcript codes, but it's pretty technical. Code 150 just means they received and processed your return. Code 846 is the big one - that means your refund has been approved and shows the date it will be issued. For EITC returns, you might also see code 570 (additional account action pending) which is normal during the PATH Act hold period. The key is looking for that 846 code with a date after February 15th - that's when you know your refund is actually coming. There are some online tools that help decode the transcript codes if you're having trouble reading them yourself.
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