What does Tax Topic 151 mean?? Why am I receiving this message when checking the status of my return ?

So somebody else received the letter or something ?? A little confused .

Call Offset to see any debts you have.

Have you been audited before? Did you do anything different this year on your taxes?

No and no

I had my eic took in 2002 or 3

It’s a reference code for tax topic 151, which basically they will be requesting proof of dependents.

Ok cards and certificate right

Birth certificates should be good.

It means the IRS is processing your return and hasn't made a determination, that's all. It could mean that there could be a delay. You'll know within 21 days of filing if there will be a delay.

Yes, there’s a delay for sure

Thank you

What exactly is the message you are seeing? I can possibly help you figure out what the delay is.

What else is the transcript saying?

It's just saying see topic 151 and it says nothing else no description or anything else no other information except tax topic 151 I don't owe any child support I've never been on child support my two dependents I found them on last year's return also because my wife passed away in 2017 and she filed them all the years before she passed I found them last year and this year last year was no problems with H&R Block but I don't know why they are doing this after they had me verify my identity and I did I went to the IRS headquarters and he said I was clear and then 151 popped up