Head of Household Refund Delayed Beyond Normal Timeframe Since January - Stuck at "Return Received" with Tax Topic 152

This "Where's My Refund" status page shows three key stages of your refund process: Return Received, Refund Approved, and Refund Sent. Currently, only the first box is checked, indicating the IRS has received your return but hasn't yet approved or issued your refund. The delay message combined with Tax Topic 152 provides important context - TT152 indicates you're eligible for a refund, but your return requires additional processing. Your Head of Household filing status could be one trigger for this review, as the IRS often verifies eligibility for this status since it offers more favorable tax treatment than filing single. The lack of progress beyond "Return Received" after filing in January suggests your return is likely in the error resolution department or under manual review. This could involve: - Verification of Head of Household eligibility - Income verification - Review of claimed credits - Identity verification checks While the IRS message doesn't provide a timeline, they've confirmed they're only updating refund statuses once per day. You should continue monitoring both your refund status and tax transcript for any changes, as the transcript often shows activity before the Where's My Refund tool updates.

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im in the same boat fam. filed feb 1st and still waiting. this is sum bs fr fr 🤡

Don't panic! Mine had this message for like 3 weeks then randomly dropped into my account yesterday

Welcome to the waiting club bestie 💅 Filed in January and still nothing. IRS playing games with our money smh

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I feel your pain! Been in the exact same situation - filed in late January as Head of Household and got stuck with that same "delayed beyond normal timeframe" message for what felt like forever. The worst part is how vague they are about timelines. From my experience, the Head of Household status does seem to trigger extra reviews more often. They want to make sure you actually qualify (supporting a qualifying person, paying more than half the household costs, etc.). I ended up having to wait about 8 weeks total before it finally moved to "Refund Approved" and then got deposited within a few days after that. The key thing is that once you see that delay message, you're basically in a manual review queue. No amount of checking the app will speed it up unfortunately. I know it's frustrating but try to check maybe once a week instead of daily - it'll save your sanity and your phone battery! 😅 Hang in there, it will eventually process!