IRS Cycle Code Question: Does it stay the same every tax year or change?
Getting confused about the cycle codes. Filed my taxes already and wondering if my cycle code from last year (20230805) will be the same this year or if I'll get assigned a new one. Anyone know how this works?
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Fatima Al-Mazrouei
Tax specialist here. Your cycle code changes each year. It's based on when the IRS processes your return, not on your personal info. The first 2 digits are the year, next 2 are the week number, and last 1 digit is your processing weekday (usually 01-05).
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Giovanni Gallo
Authorohh that makes sense! so thats why mine was different from 2022 to 2023 ð
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Dylan Wright
mine always ends in 05, is that normal?
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Fatima Al-Mazrouei
yep! 05 means your return was processed on a Thursday
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NebulaKnight
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Sofia Ramirez
interesting... does it actually work? seems too good to be true
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NebulaKnight
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Sofia Ramirez
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Dmitry Popov
lol i was stressing about this too. been checking WMR like a crazy person ðĪŠ
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Ava Rodriguez
my cycle code has been different every year for the past 3 years idk why tho
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Miguel Ortiz
same boat here. 2023 was 20231405, 2022 was 20220705
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Zainab Khalil
Wish the IRS would just make this stuff easier to understand smh
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QuantumQuest
facts ðŊ we shouldn't need a decoder ring to figure out our refunds
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Connor Murphy
dont even stress about cycle codes tbh just wait for your refund to hit. checking transcript every day won't make it come faster trust
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Yara Haddad
easier said than done when u need that money ð
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Ruby Knight
Thanks for asking this! I was wondering the same thing. Just checked my transcript from last year and it was 20230605, so sounds like I'll definitely get a new one for 2024. Really helpful to know it's based on processing timing and not something personal about our accounts.
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