Tax Topic 152 Disappeared From WMR - Still Stuck on "Return Received" Since January 21st With No Refund Date

Tax topic 152 was showing on my Where's My Refund for weeks but suddenly disappeared yesterday. Starting to get worried. Filed electronically on January 17th and got accepted on the 21st. Anyone else experience this? What could this mean for my refund? I just checked the IRS2Go app again and now it's showing: "Your tax return is still being processed. A refund date will be provided when available. For more information about processing delays, please see our Refund Frequently Asked Questions." It also has those three processing stages (Return Received, Refund Approved, Refund Sent) at the top, but I'm still stuck on the first stage. Nothing has moved forward at all since January. The note at the bottom says "Please Note: For refund information, please continue to check here, or visit the Refunds page on IRS.gov. Updates to refund status are made no more than once a day." I filed as Single status and was expecting a decent refund. The tax topic 152 message gave me some hope that things were progressing, but now with that gone and just seeing this generic processing message, I'm getting really concerned. Has anyone else had the tax topic disappear from their status? Does this mean there's a problem with my return or that I'm being audited? I'm checking the app multiple times a day and getting more anxious each time. Is this normal or should I be calling the IRS at this point?

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25 comments

Oliver Schmidt

•11M

This is actually pretty common when your return moves through different processing stages. Tax Topic 152 disappearing usually means your return is moving to the next phase - not necessarily bad news! The best way to really know what's happening is to check your transcripts, but those can be confusing af. I recently started using taxr.ai (https://taxr.ai) to analyze my transcripts and it breaks everything down super clearly. It'll tell you exactly where your return is at and when to expect your refund. Way better than trying to decode all those crazy transcript codes yourself 🤔

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Leeann Blackstein

•5M

Girl don't stress too much! I've been through this exact same thing before and TT152 disappearing is usually actually a GOOD sign that your return is moving through the system. The generic "still being processed" message is super annoying but it doesn't mean anything bad necessarily. Since you filed 1/17 and got accepted 1/21, you're right in that normal processing timeframe. I'd give it maybe another week or two before calling - the phone lines are absolutely insane right now anyway. Try to check your transcripts if you can access them, that'll give you way more info than WMR! Hang in there bestie, your refund is probably coming soon! 💪

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