IRS Transcript Shows Refund Issued Date March 13 (Code 846) But Nothing Received Yet - Help Understanding Multiple Dates and Codes

Can anyone help me understand my transcript? I'm seeing several codes and dates that are confusing me. I've attached a photo of my transcript and I'm trying to figure out what everything means. My transcript shows: ANY MINUS SIGN SHOWN BELOW SIGNIFIES A CREDIT AMOUNT ACCOUNT BALANCE: ACCRUED INTEREST: AS OF: Mar. 26, 2024 ACCRUED PENALTY: AS OF: Mar. 26, 2024 I filed as Head of Household with 3 exemptions. The transcript has all these notes like "a negative number is a credit (don't freak out)" and "not a refund" next to several entries. There's also a note saying "date - if you don't have a refund" and "this is not refund date yet this is your expected payoff amount". It shows my RETURN DUE DATE OR RETURN RECEIVED DATE (WHICHEVER IS LATER) as Apr. 15, 2024, and PROCESSING DATE as Mar. 25, 2024. For TRANSACTIONS, I see: CODE | EXPLANATION OF TRANSACTION | CYCLE | DATE | AMOUNT 150 | Tax return filed/tax Liability | 20241005 | 03-25-2024 | (some amount) 806 | W-2 or 1099 withholding | 04-15-2024 | 766 | Credit to your account | 04-15-2024 | 768 | Earned income credit EIC | 04-15-2024 | 846 | Refund issued | 03-13-2024 | I'm really confused about all these dates and what they mean. The transcript has notes about cycle codes updating on different days: - 01 daily transcripts update on Monday - 02 daily transcripts update on Tuesday - 03 daily transcripts update on Wednesday - 04 daily transcripts update on Thursday - 05 weekly transcripts update on Friday And there's a note saying "WMR always updates the day AFTER your transcripts." April 15, 2024 is marked as "Last day of tax season" for several of the credit codes. The transcript also says "NOT a refund date" for some entries and then has "refund date" next to code 846. I see the refund issued date of March 13, 2024, but I haven't received anything in my account yet. Can someone help me make sense of all this and explain when I should expect my refund?

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Your transcript shows several important dates and codes that explain your tax return status. The key transaction code 846 indicates your refund was issued on March 13, 2024. This is your actual refund release date, and you should expect the funds within 5 business days of this date. The other dates and codes on your transcript tell different parts of your tax story: - Processing date (March 25, 2024) is when the IRS completed processing your return - Cycle code 20241005 indicates your transcript updates on Fridays (05) - April 15, 2024 dates are primarily administrative end-of-tax-season markers, not actual processing dates - Your Head of Household filing status with 3 exemptions is properly reflected The various credits (codes 766, 768) and withholdings (code 806) showing April 15, 2024 dates are standard - this is the tax season deadline and doesn't affect your refund timing. The "minus signs signify credit amounts" note is standard IRS accounting notation where negative numbers represent money owed to you. Your transcript updates are based on your cycle code (05 = Friday), and the Where's My Refund tool (WMR) will update the following day (Saturday). The "AS OF" dates for penalties and interest (March 25, 2024) are just administrative dates and don't impact your refund since you filed on time.

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