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PATH Act Refund Code Changed from 05 to 02 After 2 Years - Head of Household with EIC Seeing Movement for 2025 Processing

Finally seeing movement on my transcript after 2 years of code 05! Just checked and its showing code 02 now. Filed and got accepted January 21st/22nd. Im PATH eligible but weird thing is theres no PATH message on where's my refund tool. Anyone else seeing this type of movement? Here's my transcript info: ... ANY MINUS SIGN SHOWN BELOW SIGNIFIES A CREDIT AMOUNT --- ACCOUNT BALANCE: ACCRUED INTEREST: 0.00 AS OF: Feb. 17, 2025 ACCRUED PENALTY: 0.00 AS OF: Feb. 17. 2025 ACCOUNT BALANCE PLUS ACCRUALS (this is not a payoff amount) ** INFORMATION FROM THE RETURN OR AS ADJUSTED ** EXEMPTIONS: 04 FILING STATUS: Head of Household ADJUSTED GROSS INCOME: 59,856.00 TAXABLE INCOME: 37,956.00 TAX PER RETURN: 0.00 SE TAXABLE INCOME TAXPAYER: 0.00 SE TAXABLE INCOME SPOUSE: 0.00 TOTAL SELF EMPLOYMENT TAX: 0.00 RETURN DUE DATE OR RETURN RECEIVED DATE (WHICHEVER IS LATER) Apr. 15, 2025 PROCESSING DATE Feb. 24, 2025 TRANSACTIONS CODE EXPLANATION OF TRANSACTION CYCLE DATE AMOUNT 150 Tax return filed 20250602 02-24-2025 $0.00 70221-422-51108-5 806 W-2 or 1099 withholding 04-16-2025 766 Credit to your account 04-16-2025 768 Earned income credit 04-16-2025 This Product Contains Sensitive Taxpayer Data I'm hoping this means my refund is finally coming! After waiting for 2 years with that frustrating code 05, seeing it change to code 02 is making me hopeful. I filed as Head of Household with 4 exemptions. My AGI was $59,856 with taxable income of $37,956. The processing date shows Feb 24th, which is after the PATH act restriction period, but I still don't see any PATH message when I check Where's My Refund. Has anyone with similar numbers or situation seen this kind of movement? I qualify for EIC (code 768) but there are no amounts shown next to any of the transaction codes yet. Is this normal at this stage? When should I expect the actual refund to process?

Kayla Morgan

This is actually good news! Code 02 means your return is moving through final processing stages. The missing PATH message isn't uncommon - the WMR tool isn't always in sync with transcript updates. You should see your DDD within the next 2 weekly cycles.

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Saleem Vaziri

omg thank you!! 🙏 feels like ive been waiting forever

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James Maki

im in the exact same boat! mine just switched to 02 yesterday after being 05 since forever 🎉

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Jasmine Hancock

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Cole Roush

for real? does it actually work? tired of guessing what these codes mean

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Jasmine Hancock

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Cole Roush

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Scarlett Forster

stuck on 05 for 3 years now smh. irs is straight 🤡

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Arnav Bengali

What cycle code are you? might help predict when ull see movement

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Saleem Vaziri

05 cycle, wbu?

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Sayid Hassan

no PATH message is actually good sometimes. means ur probably getting processed faster than the regular PATH timeline

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Rachel Tao

facts! happened to me last year, got my refund mad early

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