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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.

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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