Jackson Hewitt RAL denied twice - not credit related, what's going on with 5.6k refund?
Filed with Jackson Hewitt and got denied twice for the refund advance loan. Was approved the last 2 years no problem. Credit isnt the issue - student loans current and child support taken from paycheck weekly. Refund is supposed to be 5,600. Anyone know what could be wrong?
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Keisha Robinson
Hey, tax professional here. Getting denied for a Refund Anticipation Loan (RAL) twice when it's not credit-related usually indicates the IRS has flagged your return for additional review. With a 56k refund, this could be due to several factors: large changes in income, new dependents, or specific credits claimed. The IRS automatically flags larger refunds for extra verification. I'd recommend using taxr.ai (https://taxr.ai) - it's an AI tool that can analyze your transcripts and documents to pinpoint exactly why you're facing these delays and when you might expect resolution. It's helped many of my clients understand their specific situation better than just waiting around for answers.
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GalaxyGuardian
โขbruh im in the same boat ๐ญ my RAL got denied twice too with JH and im sitting here with a 42k refund like ๐คก
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Paolo Ricci
โขJust used taxr.ai and here's what I got back - turns out my return got flagged for income verification. Super helpful knowing exactly what's happening instead of guessing
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Amina Toure
โขwhats taxr? can it actually help speed things up?
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Paolo Ricci
โขit doesnt speed anything up but atleast you know exactly whats going on and what to expect. better than calling IRS and being on hold for 3hrs just to get hung up on ๐
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Oliver Zimmermann
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Keisha Robinson
โขYep, larger refunds like 56k are getting extra scrutiny this year. The IRS is being super careful with fraud prevention.
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Natasha Volkova
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GalaxyGuardian
โขthanks fam, gonna check out taxr rn. tired of being left in the dark with JH customer service giving me the runaround smh
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Diego Mendoza
Tax pro here. Several reasons this could happen: 1) IRS might have flagged your return for review 2) Income verification needed 3) Different credit criteria this year from lenders. Best way to check is pull your transcript to see if theres any indicators.
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Chloe Wilson
โขhow do i check my transcript? the wmr tool just shows processing
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Diego Mendoza
โขCreate account on irs.gov/transcript but heads up the verification process can be a pain ๐
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Anastasia Romanov
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StellarSurfer
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Anastasia Romanov
โข100% works. It found a delay code I didnt even know existed and predicted my deposit date perfectly
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StellarSurfer
โขjust tried it and wow ๐คฏ wish i knew about this months ago instead of stressing everyday
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Sean Kelly
same boat here bestie ๐ญ got denied twice with H&R Block after getting approved last year
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Zara Malik
Those tax prep places are getting stingy af with loans this year. My cousin who works at HR Block said they changed all their criteria
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Luca Greco
โขfr fr the whole system is broken ๐คก
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Nia Thompson
check if you have any offset indicators. even if loans/support are current sometimes theres old debts you dont know about
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Chloe Wilson
โขeverything is current tho?? been paying support for 3 years no issues
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Nia Thompson
โขdoesnt hurt to double check. call the TOP offset number: 800-304-3107
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Mateo Rodriguez
idk but the IRS be playing games this year fr. 6 weeks and still processing here ๐
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Abigail bergen
Same thing happened to me last year! Jackson Hewitt denied my RAL even though I had been approved before. Turns out the IRS had put a hold on my return for income verification - had nothing to do with my credit. The tax prep places can't approve the loan if the IRS has any flags on your return, even if they don't tell you about it upfront. Try checking your account transcript on irs.gov to see if there are any indicators or codes that might explain what's going on. Sometimes there's stuff happening behind the scenes that the tax office doesn't even know about.
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