IRS Refund Still Pending After 7 Months: Transcript Shows Freeze, Tax Advocate Assigned, and "Action Pending" on 11/25/24
I filed my taxes as Head of Household with 2 exemptions back in April. My return shows an Adjusted Gross Income of $51,576.00 and Taxable Income of $30,776.00 with a tax of $1,179.00. When I look at my transcript, I can see: - Tax return filed on 04-15-2024: $1,179.00 - W-2 or 1099 withholding: -$5,795.00 - Credit to my account: -$6,417.00 - Refund freeze from 03-07-2024 - Payment of -$1.00 on 11-04-2024 - Dishonored payment of $1.00 on 11-04-2024 - "Additional account action pending" dated 11-25-2024 - Amended tax return or claim forwarded for processing on 11-04-2024 - Amended return filed on 11-04-2024 My account shows a balance of -$11,033.00 as of Nov. 18, 2024, with no accrued interest or penalties. The problem is that I still haven't received my refund, and when I call the IRS they say they can't give me any information about my return right now. I have a tax advocate assigned to my case, but I'm getting no updates. Is this normal? Anyone else experiencing this after getting an advocate? I'm especially confused about the refund freeze from March, the amended return notations, and why there's an "additional account action pending" for November 25th. It's been over 7 months since I filed!
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Jamal Harris
Tax professional here - This is actually completely normal. Once a Tax Advocate is assigned to your case, the regular IRS reps aren't supposed to interfere with the case. They redirect all inquiries through your advocate to prevent confusion or conflicting information.
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Zoe Stavros
omg thank you so much! I've been stressing about this for weeks ðŸ˜
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Mei Chen
how long did it take you to get an advocate? been waiting 3 weeks just to be assigned one 🙄
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Jamal Harris
@profile3 Wait times are crazy rn. Some of my clients are waiting 4-6 weeks just for assignment
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Liam Sullivan
Hey guys instead of stressing about what the IRS may or may not tell you, try using taxr.ai - it analyzes your transcript and tells you exactly what's happening. Its only $4.99 and WAY better than trying to piece together clues from different IRS reps. https://taxr.ai
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Amara Okafor
Interesting... does it actually work? Like how accurate is it?
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Liam Sullivan
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Amara Okafor
Just tried it and WOW! Finally know exactly whats going on with my refund. This thing is a game changer fr fr 💯
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CosmicCommander
in the same boat rn. been waiting since february and finally got an advocate last week. this whole system is a joke fr
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Giovanni Colombo
Your lucky you even got through to someone lol. I've been calling for 2 months straight and keep getting hung up on 🤡
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Fatima Al-Qasimi
pro tip: call right when they open at 7am EST. Usually get through in 15-20 mins
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Dylan Cooper
its actually a good sign! means ur case is being worked on. my refund came like 3 weeks after i got the same message
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Zoe Stavros
that gives me hope! did they tell u when it was coming or it just showed up?
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Dylan Cooper
just showed up in my account one day lol. no heads up or anything
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