PATH Act hold: Does IRS randomly select returns or does everyone with EITC/ACTC get held?

Sunny Wang · 2025-01-26T08:00:00.000Z

Been trying to figure out if the PATH Act hold affects everyone who claims EITC and ACTC or if the IRS just randomly selects some returns. This is my first year claiming these credits and my WMR shows the PATH message. Anyone know if this is normal or did I get unlucky?