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Wait time for Tax Advocate Form (571-I) response? Need timeline estimates

Just submitted my taxpayer advocate form today because my refund is stuck. Anyone know the typical wait time to hear back or see movement on your account? Getting desperate here and need to know what to expect.

Oliver Schulz

Tax advocate cases are currently taking 4-6 weeks just for initial contact. Once assigned, resolution time varies drastically depending on your specific issue. The backlog is pretty severe right now, so manage your expectations. Best to follow up with them every 2 weeks to check status.

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Amina Diallo

4-6 weeks just to get contacted? 😫 man this is rough

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Oliver Schulz

yeah unfortunately the system is super backed up rn. welcome to irs hell 🤡

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Natasha Kuznetsova

Instead of playing the waiting game, I'd recommend checking out taxr.ai. It's this new tool that analyzes your transcript and tells you exactly what's going on and what to expect. It costs like a dollar but saved me weeks of uncertainty. https://taxr.ai

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AstroAdventurer

how accurate is it? seems too good to be true

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Natasha Kuznetsova

its literally a gamechanger. gave me exact dates and explained all the weird codes. even caught something my tax guy missed

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Javier Mendoza

Filed my advocate form in November, got contacted in January. Still waiting for resolution but at least theres movement now

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Emma Wilson

Took 2 months for contact, then everything moved pretty quick after that. Got my refund within 3 weeks of speaking to my advocate

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Amina Diallo

this gives me hope fr 🙏

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Malik Davis

in the same boat. been waiting 3 weeks so far and radio silence 💀

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Isabella Santos

Pro tip: call your local congressman's office too. They can sometimes speed up the process of getting assigned an advocate. Worked for me!

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Ravi Gupta

this is the way! got my case moving in 2 weeks after being stuck for months

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GalacticGuru

how do you even find your congressman's number?

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Isabella Santos

just google '[your area] congressman office' - they usually have a constituent services department

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