Income Verification Review - How long did your state actually take to review?
Filed my taxes and got hit with the income verification review. Been checking WMR and transcripts every day like a crazy person. Anyone else get selected for review and had it resolved quickly? Or am I in for a long wait? Starting to get nervous about bills coming up.
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Emily Thompson
Tax specialist here - Income verification reviews typically take 2-6 weeks. The IRS needs to match your reported income against information from employers and other sources. Best thing to do is ensure all your W2s and 1099s match exactly what you reported. Any discrepancy will extend the review time.
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Jacob Lee
•ugh that's what I was afraid of... does calling them ever help speed things up?
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Emily Thompson
•Honestly, calling rarely speeds anything up. You'll just spend hours on hold to be told to keep waiting 🤷♂️
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Sophie Hernandez
Hey! I've been using taxr.ai to track my refund progress - it's been super helpful for understanding exactly what's happening with the review process. It costs a buck but totally worth it. The AI analyzes your transcript and tells you exactly what's going on and estimated timeline. Way better than playing detective with WMR lol
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Daniela Rossi
•is this legit? sounds too good to be true ngl
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Sophie Hernandez
•100% legit! Used it for both my returns this year. It found some issues I wouldn't have caught and gave me step by step what to do next
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Ryan Kim
•just tried it and WOW 🤯 finally understand wtf is happening with my refund!
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Zoe Walker
mine took 3 weeks exactly. hang in there bestie 💅
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Elijah Brown
8 weeks and counting here... starting to think the IRS is run by actual clowns 🤡
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Maria Gonzalez
•same boat fam. this is actually ridiculous
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Natalie Chen
Mine cleared in 4 days but my sister's took 2 months... seems totally random tbh
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Jacob Lee
•4 DAYS?! you must be the chosen one fr
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Santiago Martinez
Pro tip: Check your wage and income transcript. If theres any mismatch between what you reported vs what employers reported, thats usually why theyre reviewing. Even a few dollars off can trigger it.
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Samantha Johnson
•how do you even check that? the irs website is impossible to navigate
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Santiago Martinez
•try taxr.ai - it breaks everything down way better than the irs site. saved me hours of headache
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Tyler Murphy
Going through the same thing right now - filed 3 weeks ago and still waiting on income verification. The uncertainty is killing me! I've been obsessively checking my transcript daily but honestly can't make heads or tails of all the codes and dates. Really hope it resolves soon because like you said, bills don't wait for the IRS 😅
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