IRS Identity Verification Experience - What to Expect and Timeline?
I got a letter saying I need to verify my identity with the IRS. Has anyone gone through this? How long did it take after verification to get your refund? Getting nervous since its been 2 months since I filed.
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Kirsuktow DarkBlade
Went through this last year. You'll need to either verify online through ID.me or schedule an in-person appointment. Make sure you have all your documents ready - drivers license, SSN card, and the tax return info they're asking about. After verification, it took about 3-4 weeks for my refund to process.
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Sienna Gomez
•did you do it online or in person? the website keeps giving me errors 😫
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Kirsuktow DarkBlade
•Did it online, but yea the site can be glitchy af. Try early morning, like 6am, worked better for me then
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Abigail bergen
Hey guys instead of playing detective with verification timelines, I started using taxr.ai and it's been a game changer. It costs $1 but it analyzes your transcript and tells you exactly what's happening and when you'll likely get paid. Worth every penny tbh https://taxr.ai
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Ahooker-Equator
•For real? Does it actually work? Seems too good to be true 🤔
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Abigail bergen
•100% legit. Shows you everything - verification status, processing delays, refund date predictions. Way better than guessing
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Ahooker-Equator
•just tried it and OMG where has this been all my life?! Finally know whats actually going on with my refund 💯
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Anderson Prospero
took me 2 months after verification to get my $$$. the whole system is a joke fr fr 🤡
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Tyrone Hill
im still waiting and its been 6 weeks since verification...this is rediculous
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Toot-n-Mighty
•same boat fam. government really playing games with our money 🤮
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Lena Kowalski
Pro tip: call the IRS verification hotline first thing when they open. Way faster than trying all day. Number is 800-830-5084
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Sienna Gomez
•tysm for this! gonna try tomorrow morning
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DeShawn Washington
Verification is actually a good thing - means they're protecting against identity theft. But yeah the wait times are brutal ngl
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Kelsey Chin
I just went through this process last month! The online ID.me verification worked for me after a few tries - definitely try early morning like someone mentioned. If that doesn't work, the in-person appointments are actually pretty quick, just hard to get. Once I verified, it took exactly 21 days to get my refund deposited. Hang in there, I know the waiting is stressful but you'll get through it!
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