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Aisha Rahman

PATH Act delay - 05 cycle EIC/ACTC filers won't see updates until Feb 21st due to holiday weekend

Just a heads up for anyone with the 05 cycle code waiting on their EIC/ACTC refund. Since Feb 15th falls on a weekend, first PATH Act updates won't show until Tuesday Feb 21st because of Presidents Day. This happens every year but people still get confused about the delay.

Ethan Wilson

Tax professional here. This is correct. The PATH Act prevents the IRS from releasing EITC/ACTC refunds before Feb 15th. When this date falls on a weekend + holiday, updates roll to the next business day. Most 05 cycle filers should see movement between Feb 21-24.

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Yuki Sato

my transcripts still say n/a does that mean im screwed? 😭

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Ethan Wilson

N/A doesn't necessarily mean anything bad. Your return might just not be processed yet.

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Carmen Flores

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Andre Dubois

does it actually work? seems to good to be true

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CyberSamurai

in the same boat...its my first time filing w/ EIC and im STRESSED 😩

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Zoe Alexopoulos

bruh we go thru this EVERY.SINGLE.YEAR. and ppl still be posting 'wHeRe'S mY rEfUnD' 🤡

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Jamal Carter

fr fr the PATH act been around since 2015 lmaooo

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Mei Liu

does anyone know if this affects amended returns too???

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Ethan Wilson

Amended returns are processed separately and aren't affected by PATH Act dates

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Liam O'Donnell

Bills due on the 15th tho 😤 irs playing games w/ our money

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