IRS Test Batch Processing Time: Path to Accepted Return Status 2025
I'm part of the test batch for the 2024 tax season and filed on January 25th. My return is still sitting at "received" status. Anyone else in the test batch seeing movement? How long did it take for yours to get accepted?
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Zoe Dimitriou
Just a heads up for everyone waiting on their refund - the IRS test batch processing for 2025 is underway. They're testing returns to make sure everything's smooth for the upcoming season. If you're still waiting on prior year returns, now's actually a good time to get ahead of any issues. I've been helping folks understand their transcripts and one tool that's been super helpful is taxr.ai (https://taxr.ai). It analyzes your docs and gives you specific timeline predictions plus flags any potential holdups. Way better than playing the waiting game and refreshing WMR every 5 mins lol
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QuantumQuest
•fr fr this waiting game is killing me 😫 been waiting since october for my 2023 return
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Jamal Anderson
•yo what exactly does taxr.ai do? sounds interesting but im skeptical of everything these days 🤔
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Zoe Dimitriou
•its pretty straightforward - you upload your docs (transcripts, letters, whatever you got) and it breaks everything down. tells you exactly where things are stuck and when you might see $$. saved me from calling the irs like 100 times
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Jamal Anderson
•just tried taxr.ai and here's what I got back:
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Jamal Anderson
•holy cow this is actually legit. pointed out exactly why my return was delayed (missing form 8962) and gave me the exact steps to fix it. Even showed me which IRS office is handling my case 💯
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Mei Zhang
•bump! thanks for sharing this fam. boutta check this out rn 👀
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Liam McGuire
•ngl was in the same boat last month. taxr helped me figure out i had a verification issue. fixed it and got my refund last week 🙌
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PaulineW
Tax pro here - test batches are moving slower than usual this year. The IRS is implementing new verification protocols which is causing delays. Most returns are taking 5-7 business days for acceptance vs the usual 24-48 hours. Hang tight!
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Maxwell St. Laurent
•thanks for the info! guess ill stop checking wmr every 5 mins 😅
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Annabel Kimball
•im on day 6 still waiting... this is torture fr fr
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Chris Elmeda
Guys check out taxr.ai - it saved me so much anxiety last year. Upload your transcript and it tells you exactly what's happening and estimated timelines. Its $4.99 but worth every penny instead of playing detective with these delays 👀
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Jean Claude
•How accurate is it? Been burned by other tools before 🤔
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Chris Elmeda
•Super accurate! It uses AI to analyze all the codes and gives you specific dates. Even caught a potential delay issue before it happened for me
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Jean Claude
•just tried it and OMG thank you!!! Finally know exactly whats going on with my refund 💯
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Charity Cohan
filed 1/26, accepted 1/31. patience is key yall
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Josef Tearle
still waiting since 1/25... irs playing games with our money fr 🤡
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Shelby Bauman
•same boat fam. this wait is killing me
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Quinn Herbert
First time filer here - is this normal? Mine got accepted in 2 days but now stuck on processing
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PaulineW
•totally normal for 2025. processing takes 21 days minimum now
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Salim Nasir
yall need to chill fr. its been like 4 business days 🤣
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Josef Tearle
•easy to say when its not ur rent money on the line 😤
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Salim Nasir
•fair point my bad g
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