How to determine IRS Processing Code Group for refund timeline?
Been trying to figure out what code group I'm in for my refund. Everyone keeps talking about different groups but I cant find any clear info on how to actually tell which group im in. My transcripts updated last week but im completely lost trying to figure out what all these numbers mean.
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Ethan Davis
Tax professional here - Code groups are determined by the processing patterns in your transcript. The main ones are 0505, 0605, 0705, etc. You can find this in the cycle code on your transcript (example: 20230505). The numbers after 2023 indicate your processing group. This affects which day of the week your return updates.
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Yuki Tanaka
•where exactly do u find the cycle code on the transcript? mines just a bunch of random numbers everywhere 😫
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Ethan Davis
•Look for a number that starts with 2023 followed by 4 digits. It's usually next to your most recent transaction code.
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Carmen Ortiz
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MidnightRider
•is it legit? seems too good to be true
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Carmen Ortiz
•100% legit! Used it for both my 2022 and 2021 returns. It was spot on with the dates and everything
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MidnightRider
•just tried it and wow 🤯 saved me hours of googling fr fr
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Andre Laurent
im in group 0705 and my transcripts only update on wednesdays its been 84 days and nothing yet smh
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Zoe Papadopoulos
I feel u bestie, been trying to figure this out for weeks. The IRS website is useless fr 🤡
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Jamal Washington
•facts 💯 might as well be reading hieroglyphics
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Mei Wong
If your cycle code ends in 05, you're a weekly update. If it ends in 01-04, you're daily. But theres way more to it than just that - delays can be caused by different codes on your transcript
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Liam Fitzgerald
•what about if you dont have any cycle code yet?
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Mei Wong
•means your return hasn't been processed yet. keep checking back
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PixelWarrior
yall making this way too complicated tbh. Upload your transcript to taxr.ai and let AI figure it out. Best dollar I ever spent no cap
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Amara Adebayo
•this is the way 👆
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