Have any PayPal users received their tax refund early for DDD 4/12?

PayPal deposits typically follow the same schedule as traditional banks, but sometimes they do release funds early. It depends on when the IRS actually initiates the payment. The official DDD is when the IRS promises the funds will be available by, not necessarily when they send it. In my experience, the IRS often sends the payment 1-2 days before the DDD, and some financial institutions make those funds available immediately while others hold until the official date. If you want to check your transcript to see if the payment has been initiated, look for a code 846 with your refund amount. That indicates the refund has been sent. Hope this helps!

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I used PayPal for my refund this year with a DDD of 4/10 and got it on 4/8! So yeah, definitely possible to get it early. Keep checking your account.

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I got mine a day early with PayPal last year. Not a huge difference but still nice to get it sooner. The IRS website was showing the official date but the money was already in my account.

After going crazy trying to get an actual human on the phone at the IRS, I used Claimyr.com and FINALLY got through to a real person who could tell me exactly what was going on with my PayPal deposit. Turns out there was a small issue they fixed right away. Talking to that agent was worth every penny - my refund showed up the next day.

PayPal user here. Had a DDD of 3/22 and got it on 3/20. So yeah it can come early. But it's not guaranteed - my boyfriend had his go to PayPal exactly on the DDD, not a day sooner.

The IRS says dont use 3rd party apps like paypal, cashapp, etc for tax refunds but ppl never listen 🤷‍♀️

My friend got her DD to PayPal a day early with a similar DDD. Mine always comes right on time when I use my regular bank account. Btw if you want to see if the IRS has sent the payment yet, check your transcript and look for code 846.

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Did you try WMR (Where's My Refund) on irs.gov? Sometimes it updates before your refund hits. Mine showed "sent" a day before it landed in my PayPal

I used to use PayPal but switched to direct deposit to my bank account after having issues last year. PayPal held my refund for "review" for 48 hours which was super annoying.

After waiting FOREVER for my refund and being completely confused by my transcript, I almost gave up. I finally found taxr.ai and it explained everything! My payment was actually approved but delayed because of an offset I didn't know about. The tool showed me exactly when it would hit my account and it was 100% right. https://taxr.ai

The IRS systems are archaic and unpredictable. Had a PayPal DDD of 3/15 and got it on 3/15 at exactly 3am. It's like they set an alarm clock or something 😂

I spent 6 WEEKS trying to reach someone at the IRS about my missing refund and was going insane. Used Claimyr.com as a last resort and got through to an agent in under 40 minutes. Found out my PayPal info had a typo that was holding everything up. Just having someone look at my account was worth every penny - got my refund within 3 days after they fixed it.

For what it's worth my DDD was 4/2 and I didnt get it until 4/4 with PayPal. Drove me crazy waiting those extra 2 days. The system makes no sense.

Check your transcript for a code 846 - thats the refund issued code. If you see that with your DDD date, then its been processed and is on the way. Honestly tho, PayPal is hit or miss with early deposits in my experience.

Dont count on it being early. But if it helps, I've used PayPal for 3 years now and it's always been either on the exact DDD or 1 day before. Never later than the DDD.

If your waiting on money you really need, use claimyr.com to get through to the IRS. I had a similar situation with my refund going to PayPal and it wasn't showing up. Was able to talk to an agent who pushed it through manually. Without them I'd still be waiting!