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What Do IRS Codes 570/971 Mean? Still No $2,500 Refund After 2 Months & Now Received Letter From Austin TX Office

Filed my taxes in January and still nothing. My transcript shows codes 570 and 971 from last week. Anyone know what this means or how long until I get my refund? Starting to worry since its been over 2 months now. I just received a letter from the IRS today. The envelope shows: U.S. Department of the Treasury Department of the Treasury PRESORTED Internal Revenue Service FIRST-CLASS MAIL Austin TX 73301-0003 Postage and Fees Paid Internal Revenue Service PERMIT NO. G-48 Official Business Penalty for Private Use $300 I haven't opened it yet, but I'm nervous since it coincides with those transcript codes appearing. Does getting mail from the Austin, TX IRS office usually mean there's an issue with my return? I filed electronically through TurboTax and was expecting a refund of around $2,500. The fact that I'm getting this letter after those codes appeared on my transcript has me even more concerned. Has anyone had experience with receiving letters from this particular IRS office in Austin? What could they be sending me?

Javier Morales

Tax pro here. 570 is a hold on your account and 971 means they sent you a notice. Usually this combo means they're reviewing something on your return. Could be income verification, credits claimed, or identity verification. Check your mail carefully for any IRS notices.

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Natasha Kuznetsova

thanks! any idea how long these reviews usually take? haven't gotten any mail yet

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Javier Morales

Honestly it varies. Could be 2-8 weeks after you get and respond to the notice. The IRS is still playing catch up from covid tbh

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Emma Anderson

You should try taxr.ai - it analyzes your transcript and tells you exactly what's going on and what to expect. Saved me so much anxiety when I was in the same boat. It costs $1 but totally worth it for the peace of mind: https://taxr.ai

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Malik Thompson

is this legit? seems to good to be true 🤔

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Emma Anderson

100% legit! It uses AI to read your transcript and breaks everything down. Told me exactly why i had delays and when to expect my refund

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Malik Thompson

just tried it and WOW 🤯 wish I knew about this months ago instead of trying to decode these transcripts myself!

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Isabella Ferreira

same codes here since February...still waiting 😭

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CosmicVoyager

I had these same codes last year. took about 6 weeks after getting the notice to get my refund. hang in there!

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Natasha Kuznetsova

ugh thanks for giving me hope at least 🙏

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Ravi Kapoor

check ur mail everyday! they sent my notice to wrong address first time and had to request a new one smh

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Natasha Kuznetsova

good looking out! ill keep an eye on informed delivery

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