When does IRS Account Transcript update? Only after refund approval?

Your account transcript updates throughout the processing of your return. You should be able to see the return received date and any subsequent actions taken on your account. If you're not seeing anything at all, it might mean your return hasn't been received or entered into the system yet. Make sure you're looking at the correct tax year transcript.

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been checking mine for 3 weeks straight and nothing changed smh

mine updated like crazy during processing! saw different codes pop up every few days

Protip: check early morning around 3-4am EST. thats when the system usually updates

your supposed to be able to see processing updates but the whole system is broke rn tbh