IRS WMR shows "Return Received" but got letter about 60-day review for my $6,283 HOH refund - how long will it actually take?

Thanks so much for the detailed info. Yes, it's a CP05! I do have both EIC and Child Tax Credit on there. I'll try to check my transcript too.

This happened to me last year. Got the letter in April, received my refund mid May. So it was about 4-5 weeks for me, not the full 60 days. Hang in there!

I had this in 2022 and it took exactly 45 days. not the full 60 but still longer than I wanted to wait.

Sounds interesting. How exactly does it work? Does it just read your transcript or does it do more?

It analyzes your entire transcript and explains everything in plain english. Shows all the important dates, tells you if you have any issues or delays, and gives you a timeline for your refund based on your specific situation. Honestly it saved me hours of googling random codes and freaking out for no reason. Best tool I've found during tax season by far.

Does it cost money? Is it official or third party?

It's third party, and yeah there's a fee but TOTALLY worth it. I spent way more in gas driving to the IRS office twice just to get turned away lol. This at least gave me answers I could understand.

Just tried it after seeing this. Holly crap this is insanely helpful! Why doesn't the irs just explain things this clearly?? 🤯

Is this for real? I've been trying to reach someone at the IRS for weeks with no luck.

100% real. I was skeptical too, but I was desperate after calling like 25 times and always getting the "high call volume" message. It basically navigates all the IRS phone menus for you and calls you when it gets an agent on the line. Talking to the actual IRS agent solved my issue in one call when I'd been stressing for weeks.

This sounds like an ad. Does it actually work?

I get why you'd think that, but I'm just a person who was in the same situation as OP. It worked for me and saved me literally hours of hold time and frustration. If you don't want to try it that's fine, just sharing what worked for me 🤷‍♀️

Just used this yesterday after seeing it mentioned on another post. It actually works! Got an agent who explained exactly what was going on with my return. Best money I've spent all year considering what I was about to lose in my refund.

2021??? Omg thats criminal. Have you tried calling them?

Tried calling at least 50 times. Either get the "sorry we're too busy" message or wait on hold for 2 hours just to get disconnected. The IRS is literally the worst government agency ever created.

yooo you need to contact your congressman's office. They have special IRS liaisons who can help with extreme delays like yours.

I'll try that! Thank you, didn't even think about going through a congressperson.

Actually they do pay interest on delayed refunds after a certain point. I got an extra $87 because mine was delayed last year.

Wait really? I had no idea! How long does it have to be delayed before they pay interest?

I think it's 45 days after the filing deadline (April 15th) or the date you filed, whichever is later. But the interest rate is pathetically low compared to what banks charge us 🙄

How do I check my transcript? Is that on the IRS website too?

Yes, go to irs.gov and look for "Get Transcript Online" - you'll need to create an account if you don't have one. They'll verify your identity with credit report info and stuff. Then you want to look at your "Account Transcript" for 2023.

Thanks! I'll try that tonight.

I think it depends on how complex your return is and what kind of credits you claimed. They scrutinize EITC and Child Tax Credits way more becaues of fraud.

both years my return was identical. Same job, same credits, same everything. Still completely different timeframes.

Probably just depends on which agent gets your case and how backed up they are that particular week.

Too late I'm already checking it like 5 times a day even though I know it only updates once a day at most 😂

We've all been there! The IRS has us all acting crazy during tax season 💯

Tax advocates won't touch your case unless it's been over 30 days with no movement or you can prove financial hardship.

That's not entirely true. I got help after just 2 weeks because I was about to be evicted and needed my refund. They can make exceptions for hardship cases.