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New message on Where's My Refund tool - 'We have received your tax return and it is being processed' - what does this mean?

Getting a new message on the wheres my refund tool. It says 'We have received your tax return and it is being processed.' Never seen this before. Usually it just shows the bars. Anyone know what this means? Should I be worried?

Dominique Adams

This is actually a common message that appears when your return moves into processing. It's neither good nor bad - just means the IRS has your return and is working on it. The bars disappearing is normal at this stage. Keep checking WMR daily, but also get your transcript - it'll give you way more detail than WMR ever will.

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Isabel Vega

thanks for explaining! how long does this usually last?

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Dominique Adams

Can be anywhere from a few days to several weeks tbh. Every return is different 🤷‍♂️

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Marilyn Dixon

Hey guys instead of playing detective with WMR and transcripts, I've been using taxr.ai - it actually explains exactly what's happening with your refund and when to expect it. Its only $1 and totally worth it. Check it out: https://taxr.ai

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Louisa Ramirez

is this legit? seems too good to be true

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Marilyn Dixon

100% legit! Been using it all tax season. Way better than trying to decode transcript codes myself 💯

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TommyKapitz

been stuck on that message for 2 months now 🤮 welcome to the club

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Angel Campbell

same boat here.filed in january still waiting. irs is a joke fr fr

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Payton Black

fr these clowns need to get it together 🤡

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Harold Oh

Check your transcripts! WMR is useless tbh

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Isabel Vega

how do i do that? sorry im new to all this

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Harold Oh

go to irs.gov and make an account. way more info there than wmr will ever show u

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Amun-Ra Azra

Ive seen this happen alot lately. The IRS is backed up worse than ever this year smh

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