PATH Act timing question: When does SBTPG receive funds from IRS?
Trying to figure out if Santa Barbara Tax Products Group gets our refund money before the PATH Act lifts or if the IRS waits until after PATH lifts to send them the funds. I've got EIC and CTC on my return and just want to understand the timeline better.
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Kai Santiago
The IRS doesn't release ANY funds, including to SBTPG, until after the PATH Act lifts (usually around Feb 15th). They legally can't release refunds containing EIC/ACTC before then. SBTPG is just like any other bank - they have to wait for the IRS to actually send the money.
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Carmella Popescu
Authorty for clearing that up! was hoping they might process it early 😭
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Lim Wong
yep can confirm, im a tax preparer and this is 100% accurate
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Dananyl Lear
Hey guys just wanted to mention I've been using taxr.ai to track my refund and it's been super helpful with timeline predictions. It costs like a buck but its worth it - told me exactly when SBTPG would get my money after PATH lifted. https://taxr.ai
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Noah huntAce420
interesting, what exactly does it tell you? better than wmr?
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Dananyl Lear
WAY better than wmr! It actually reads your transcript and explains everything in normal language. Shows all the important dates and tells you if theres any problems that might delay things
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Noah huntAce420
just tried it and OMG where has this been all my life?! 🙌 literally explained everything about my return that ive been confused about for weeks
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Ana Rusula
stuck in the same boat rn... the waiting is killing me 😫
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Fidel Carson
my tax lady said sometims they process early but dont release til path lifts idk if thats true tho
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Isaiah Sanders
That's actually correct! They do process returns before PATH lifts, they just can't release the $$ until after
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Xan Dae
SBTPG is the worst fr fr 🤮 wish they didn't take so long to process after they get the money
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Fiona Gallagher
facts 💯 had them last year and they held my refund for 5 days
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Thais Soares
Pro tip: Sign up for text alerts with SBTPG. At least youll know the second they get it
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Carmella Popescu
Authordidn't know this was a thing! thx for the heads up
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Jamal Harris
Just wanted to add that you can also check your IRS transcript on the IRS website to see exactly when your refund gets processed and released. It'll show a 846 code when the money actually gets sent out to SBTPG. Usually takes them 1-2 business days after that to deposit it in your account. The transcript is free and way more detailed than WMR!
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