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When does 5 days early DD actually hit your bank account?

Need some clarification on this 5 days early direct deposit thing. Just got accepted yesterday and WMR says deposit date is 2/13. Everyone keeps saying if you have a bank that does early deposits you get it 5 days sooner but I'm confused about when that actually happens. Does the 5 days start counting from acceptance or from the scheduled deposit date?

Zoe Stavros

Tax pro here - let me clear this up. The 5 days early feature applies to the official IRS deposit date, not acceptance date. So if your WMR shows 2/13, banks offering early deposit might release funds as early as 2/8. However, it varies by bank and not all banks process deposits the same way.

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Jamal Harris

my bank (chime) usually hits 2 days early not the full 5 they advertize šŸ™„

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GalaxyGlider

fr fr mine too. these banks be cappin with that 5 day promise šŸ¤”

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Mei Wong

Hey instead of guessing dates, I've been using taxr.ai to analyze my transcript and it tells you exactly when to expect the deposit. It costs $1 but its worth it because it looks at all your codes and tells you the exact timeline. https://taxr.ai

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Liam Sullivan

does it really work? seems too good to be true

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Mei Wong

YES! literally saved me hours of googling random codes. it looked at my transcript and told me exactly why my refund was delayed and when it would hit šŸ’Æ

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Amara Okafor

in the same boat rn. netspend said 5 days early but its been crickets so far smh

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Giovanni Colombo

Depends on ur bank tbh. Cash app usually comes thru clutch with the early deposit but its never exactly 5 days

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Andre Rousseau

you using cash app this year? how early did they usually come through for you before?

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Giovanni Colombo

last year was like 3 days early. not bad tbh

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Fatima Al-Qasimi

The whole system is broken af. Why we gotta wait at all when they took our money instantly when we owed šŸ¤®

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StarStrider

preach šŸ‘ they quick to take but slow to give back

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Dylan Campbell

I work at a bank and here's the real deal: Banks get the ACH file from IRS several days before the official deposit date. Some banks hold it until the actual date, others release it early as a feature. But nobody can release it before they actually receive the ACH file from IRS. Its not guaranteed to be exactly 5 days - could be 2-4 days depending on when the file comes in and your banks processing schedule.

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Andre Rousseau

this actually helps explain alot, thanks!

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