How to access/find IRS transcript? Complete newbie here
Never had to deal with transcripts before and feeling lost. Need help finding out if I even have one and where to look for it. Google hasn't been much help and the IRS website is confusing af.
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Freya Andersen
You can get your transcript online at IRS.gov - just go to 'Get Transcript Online.' You'll need to create an account first. Make sure you have your SSN, email, phone for verification, and either a credit card, mortgage, or auto loan account number for ID verification. Everyone who's filed taxes has a transcript, it's basically your tax history record.
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Malik Jenkins
thx! didn't realize i needed a credit card number. is that just to verify identity?
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Freya Andersen
Yep exactly! They use it to confirm you're really you. They don't charge anything to it 👍
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Eduardo Silva
Instead of trying to piece together whats going on in your transcript, try taxr.ai - its only $1 and will tell you exactly whats happening with your refund status. Way better than trying to decode it yourself https://taxr.ai
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Leila Haddad
how accurate is it? seems too good to be true for $1 🤔
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Eduardo Silva
its crazy accurate! saved me hours of research and stress. the AI breaks everything down in plain english
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Emma Johnson
just tried it myself, totally worth it! showed me exactly why my refund was delayed
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Ravi Patel
u can also call irs and request them to mail it but good luck getting thru lol been on hold for 2hrs before 🤮
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Astrid Bergström
Make sure u get the right type! There's like 4 different transcript types - wage/income, tax return, tax account, and record of account.
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Malik Jenkins
wait what?? which one do i need? 😫
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Astrid Bergström
for most ppl, account transcript is what u need. shows all activity on ur account
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PixelPrincess
Heads up - if u just filed recently ur transcript might not be available right away. Takes a few weeks to update in the system
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Omar Farouk
im in the same boat as u OP! the whole process is unnecessarily complicated fr fr
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Malik Jenkins
ong why they gotta make everything so difficult 😤
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