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PATH Act lift date falls on Saturday - When will refunds actually update?

Starting to stress about my tax refund timing. Since the PATH Act lift date lands on a Saturday this year, I'm guessing we won't see any updates until the following Friday. Anyone know for sure how this works with weekend dates?

Fatima Al-Hashimi

Tax specialist here - You're partially correct. While the PATH Act restriction lifts on Saturday, the IRS systems typically process major updates on Wednesday nights/Thursday mornings. Most EITC/ACTC filers should see their transcripts update next Thursday, with direct deposits starting to hit accounts the following week. The Saturday date doesn't delay the process - the IRS works on their own schedule regardless.

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Giovanni Conti

omg thank you! been refreshing WMR like a crazy person 😅

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NeonNova

wait so we might see movement before friday? 👀

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Fatima Al-Hashimi

Exactly! The IRS doesn't wait for the exact PATH date - they prep everything beforehand.

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Dylan Campbell

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Sofia Hernandez

fr? how accurate is it? seems too good to be true

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Dylan Campbell

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Sofia Hernandez

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Dmitry Kuznetsov

in the same boat fam. this waiting game is brutal 🥲

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Ava Thompson

my tax lady said updates usually hit wednesday night/thursday morning no matter what. The saturday thing doesnt matter

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Miguel Ramos

yep thats how it worked last year too

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Zainab Ibrahim

First time PATH act filer here...this is literally the worst. Bills are stacking up 😭

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StarSailor

hang in there! we all gonna eat soon 💯

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Connor O'Brien

Called IRS and got nowhere as usual smh. Rep just read me the same script about PATH 🤡

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Yara Sabbagh

waste of time calling them rn tbh

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