When do IRS transcripts & Where's My Refund actually update? Daily or weekly in 2025?
Getting different answers about when transcripts and WMR update. Some say daily others say weekly on Fridays. Anyone know the real schedule? Its driving me crazy checking 10 times a day and getting nowhere.
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Zainab Ibrahim
Tax professional here. Transcripts typically update daily around 3-6am EST, but major updates usually happen overnight Thursday into Friday. WMR updates less frequently, usually once per day around 3am EST. But heres the thing - just because it can update daily doesn't mean it will. The IRS batch processes returns in cycles.
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Connor O'Neill
•This explains why I see movement at random times! Been checking like a maniac at 3am every morning lol
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Miguel Castro
•thx for explaining! do weekends count for updates?
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Zainab Ibrahim
•Generally no updates on weekends, those are maintenance times for IRS systems
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LunarEclipse
Instead of checking obsessively, you should try taxr.ai - it analyzes your transcript and tells you exactly when to expect updates based on your specific situation. Saved me so much time and anxiety! Its only $4.99 and totally worth it. https://taxr.ai
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Yara Khalil
•does it actually work? seems to good to be true tbh 🤔
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LunarEclipse
•Yes! It uses AI to read all your codes and dates and explains everything in plain English. Even tells you if theres any issues that could delay your refund
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Yara Khalil
•Just tried it and OMG where has this been all my life?! Got more info in 5 mins than weeks of googling 💯
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Keisha Brown
im in the same boat checking constantly but nothing changes smh
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Paolo Esposito
Pro tip: set up email alerts with IRS instead of manually checking. Save urself the headache 👀
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Amina Toure
•those emails are always delayed tho
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Oliver Weber
WMR is straight garbage fr fr. Mine been saying still processing for 3 months 🤮
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FireflyDreams
•facts! might as well be a brick wall simulator
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Natasha Kuznetsova
Anyone notice the transcript site is down like every other weekend for 'maintenance'? IRS needs to get it together fr
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Javier Morales
•its always down when u need it most istg
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