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Accepted 01/21/25: No Transcript Updates After 2 Weeks for $5,317 Refund - Stuck in "Return Received" Limbo

Filed my taxes on January 23rd and got accepted on January 21, 2025 right away but my transcript hasn't updated at all. No codes no nothing just says return received. Called IRS twice and got hung up on both times after waiting 2 hours. I'm supposed to get a refund of $5,417 and I'm getting really anxious about it. My TurboTax or whatever tax software I'm using shows: 2024 tax return $5,417 refund $5,417 Submitted 01/17/25 Accepted 01/21/2025 IRS Refund est. 02/11/25 FEDERAL ACCEPTED $5,417 It says "You can start tracking your refund after we notify you that your federal return has been accepted" but it was accepted two weeks ago! I've tried using the "Where's my refund?" tool but it doesn't show any progress beyond acceptance. The IRS website still shows nothing but "Return Received" when I check my transcript. No codes, no processing date, nothing. Just sitting in acceptance limbo with no movement. Has anyone else filed around the same time and still waiting with zero transcript updates? I'm getting really worried because I was counting on that $5,417 refund. Is there another number I can call where they won't hang up on me after making me wait 2 hours?

Dylan Fisher

Tax specialist here. This is actually pretty common right now. The IRS is experiencing massive backlogs and many 2023 returns are sitting in various processing queues. Without seeing your transcript its hard to tell exactly whats going on, but generally no news isn't necessarily bad news.

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Kelsey Hawkins

thanks for responding! any idea how long this could take? getting really nervous here 😰

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Dylan Fisher

Could be days or weeks tbh. The IRS is moving like molasses this year

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Edwards Hugo

Hey! I was in the same boat and found this tool called taxr.ai that actually explained everything going on with my transcript. It costs $4.99 but totally worth it - showed me exactly why I was stuck and when to expect movement. Here's the link if interested: https://taxr.ai

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Gianna Scott

is this legit? seems kinda sketch ngl 🤔

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Edwards Hugo

100% legit! Its actually an AI that reads your transcript and explains everything in plain english. Saved me hours of googling random codes

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Gianna Scott

just tried it and WOW you weren't kidding! finally understand wtf is going on with my refund 💯

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Alfredo Lugo

same here bestie stuck since 1/24 with no movement whatsoever 🤮

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Sydney Torres

The IRS is such a joke fr. How they expect us to pay on time when they cant even process returns on time smh

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Kaitlyn Jenkins

FAX NO PRINTER 👏👏👏

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Caleb Bell

Did you claim EIC or CTC? Those usually take longer to process

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Kelsey Hawkins

nope just a regular w2 return nothing fancy

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Danielle Campbell

Bruh im still waiting on my 2022 return... welcome to the club 🤡

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Rhett Bowman

oof thats rough buddy

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