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2023 Tax Return Status: Transcript Shows N/A for Return & Record of Account While Processing Paper Check Refund

Filed my taxes and chose paper check for my refund. I'm getting worried because the top 2 boxes on my transcript are showing N/A and haven't updated. When I login to check my transcript, I can see all the different transcript types with available years, but the Return Transcript and Record of Account Transcript both show "N/A" for 2023. Looking at my transcript page right now: Return Transcript: N/A Record of Account Transcript: N/A Account Transcript: 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020 Wage & Income Transcript: 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020 For the older years (2020-2022), I have all transcript types available. It's only the 2023 Return Transcript and Record of Account Transcript that are showing N/A. From what I can see in the glossary info on the page: - Return transcript contains items from your tax return including forms and schedules - Account transcript shows transactions on your account like payments you made or the IRS made to you, original return amounts, estimated tax payments, and amended returns - Record of account combines both return and account transcript data - Wage & Income transcript shows data from information returns like W-2s and 1099s reported to the IRS Anyone know what the N/A status means or how much longer I'll be waiting? I'm starting to get really worried since I desperately need this money. Does this mean they haven't processed my return yet? Or could there be some other issue?

Nia Thompson

Tax professional here - N/A in the top boxes typically means your return hasn't been fully processed yet. Paper check refunds usually take 4-6 weeks longer than direct deposit. The IRS is still catching up on processing times, so hang tight.

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Luca Esposito

thx for explaining! do you know if calling them would speed anything up?

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Nia Thompson

Honestly calling rarely helps these days. They're just gonna tell you to keep waiting 🤷‍♂️

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Mateo Rodriguez

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Ethan Wilson

ugh same situation here. been waiting 8 weeks already smh

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NeonNova

Pro tip: NEVER choose paper check. Direct deposit is the way to go next time bestie 💅

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Luca Esposito

lesson learned fr fr 😭

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Yuki Tanaka

mine updated after 12 weeks. the wait is brutal but it'll come eventually

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Carmen Diaz

you might wanna check if theres any letters from IRS in ur mailbox. sometimes they need more info but dont update the transcript

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Luca Esposito

checking my mail rn thanks!

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