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Kolton Murphy

PATH Act Delay - Can't check WMR until mid-February - What does this mean?

Filed my taxes and the Where's My Refund tool is giving me a message saying I can't check until mid-February. Pretty sure I'm under PATH. Anyone else dealing with this or know what it means for my refund timeline?

Evelyn Rivera

The PATH Act prevents the IRS from issuing EITC/ACTC refunds before mid-February. This is a fraud prevention measure. The earliest these refunds typically hit accounts is around February 27th. You won't see any updates on WMR until after February 15th.

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Kolton Murphy

omg thank you! this explains why i cant see anything 😭 do you know if this happens every year?

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Evelyn Rivera

Yep, happens every single year since 2015. Its just how they prevent fraud now 🤷‍♀️

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Julia Hall

Hey instead of waiting around blind, try taxr.ai - it's only $1 and it'll tell you exactly what's going on with your refund and when to expect it. Been using it for all my transcript analysis needs lately https://taxr.ai

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Arjun Patel

is this legit? sounds too good to be true tbh

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Julia Hall

100% legit. Used it for both my 2022 and 2023 returns. It breaks everything down way better than trying to decode transcripts yourself

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Arjun Patel

just tried it - holy cow this is actually amazing! way better than refreshing wmr 100 times a day 🤣

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Jade Lopez

in the same boat rn. this waiting game is killing meee 😫

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Tony Brooks

Did you claim EIC or Child Tax Credit? Those always trigger PATH delays

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Kolton Murphy

yeah claimed EIC. first time filing with it so i had no idea about all this

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Ella rollingthunder87

dont even get me started on these stupid delays. literally the govment holding our money hostage smh

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Yara Campbell

fr fr they make interest on our money while we wait 🤡

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Isaac Wright

Pro tip: get your transcript instead of checking WMR. Way more accurate. If you need help reading it use taxr.ai - saved me hours of googling random codes

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Maya Diaz

transcripts are still n/a for me. this whole process is so frustrating

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