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?
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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
ā¢my bank (chime) usually hits 2 days early not the full 5 they advertize š
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GalaxyGlider
ā¢fr fr mine too. these banks be cappin with that 5 day promise š¤”
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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
ā¢does it really work? seems too good to be true
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Mei Wong
ā¢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 šÆ
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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
ā¢you using cash app this year? how early did they usually come through for you before?
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Giovanni Colombo
ā¢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 š¤®
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StarStrider
ā¢preach š 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
ā¢this actually helps explain alot, thanks!
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