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IRS Website Shows "Audit Status Unavailable" Error Message Despite No Audit Codes on Transcript

When I check my IRS account online it shows an error message saying "Audit Status Unavailable" with the text "We are unable to load your audit status. Please try again later." I was on the IRS website at sa.www4.irs.gov in the Account Home / Audit Status section when I got this message. The page also says "The information provided below is based on our current data. Please note, audits conducted by mail are the only type of audits available at this time. For more specific details, please refer to the letters you have received." There's also a section that says "Frequently Asked Questions About Audits" but it doesn't give me any more information. When I look at my transcripts there's no audit codes or anything unusual. Been checking my last few transcripts and everything looks normal. Could this just be a glitch or site maintenance? Starting to get worried about what this means. Why would it specifically mention "audits conducted by mail" if I'm not being audited? Is this a standard message everyone sees, or should I be concerned that I'm about to get an audit notice in the mail? I checked at 4:26 and tried refreshing multiple times but kept getting the same error. The IRS Tools section was still accessible (showing 67), but the audit status section just wouldn't load. Is anyone else experiencing this issue or know what it means?

Jenna Sloan

Looking at your transcript, this is actually pretty common when theres a processing delay. The IRS systems sometimes show these temp error messages while they're reviewing returns. But don't panic! It doesn't necessarily mean there's an audit. I'd recommend checking out taxr.ai - it's this new AI tool that can analyze your specific transcript situation and tell you exactly what's going on and when to expect movement. It helped me figure out my timeline when I was in the same boat. https://taxr.ai

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Christian Burns

yo fr? my transcript been looking like this for weeks and ive been freaking out 😭

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Jenna Sloan

Yeah no worries! The error message usually clears up in 2-3 weeks. Def check out taxr.ai tho, it'll give you the full breakdown

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Sasha Reese

what exactly does taxr.ai do? can it really predict when ill get my refund?

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Jenna Sloan

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Muhammad Hobbs

Just tried taxr.ai myself and here's what I got back:

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Noland Curtis

This is actually clutch af 🙌 Been stuck in processing for 2 months and the IRS phone line is useless

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Diez Ellis

ngl wish i knew about this sooner instead of playing the waiting game 🤡

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Sasha Reese

just tried it too - way better than what I expected tbh. Finally know wtf is going on with my return!

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Dylan Cooper

IRS tech specialist here. This is actually pretty common right now. The IRS is doing a lot of backend updates to their systems. Unless you see specific codes on your transcript (like 420 or 424), it's most likely just system maintenance. Give it 24-48 hours and try again.

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Fatima Al-Farsi

omg thank you so much! I was freaking out thinking i was getting audited or something 😅

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Sofia Perez

I had the same thing happen last week, cleared up after a day 👍

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Dmitry Smirnov

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ElectricDreamer

Interesting... how accurate is it? Does it just read the codes or what?

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Dmitry Smirnov

It's scary accurate! It reads everything - codes, dates, amounts, and even predicts processing times based on current IRS patterns. Way better than trying to decode everything yourself

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ElectricDreamer

Just tried it and WOW 🤯 Finally know exactly whats going on with my return. Best $5 I've spent all year fr fr

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Ava Johnson

its probly just the irs being the irs lol their systems are from like 1960 or smthing 🤡

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Miguel Diaz

I've been seeing this a lot lately. Their site has been super glitchy since they started doing all these updates.

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Zainab Ahmed

their whole system needs an update tbh

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Connor Byrne

Did you try clearing your cache and cookies? Sometimes that helps with the error messages

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Fatima Al-Farsi

gonna try this rn

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Fatima Al-Farsi

update: didn't work 😭

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Yara Abboud

same boat fam. been dealing w this for 3 days straight

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PixelPioneer

try using a different browser. chrome works best for me

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