When does IRS update transcripts? Are Thursday & Saturday updates real?
Been checking my transcripts daily but getting frustrated. Someone told me updates only happen on Thursdays and Saturdays, but IRS website says daily updates. Anyone know the real deal? Just trying to figure out when I should actually check instead of obsessing every day.
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Oliver Weber
The IRS updates transcripts daily, but major processing cycles typically complete on Wednesday nights/Thursday mornings and Friday nights/Saturday mornings. However, this doesn't mean you'll see changes only on these days - updates can happen any time. The 'daily updates' refer to the system refreshing to show any processed changes, while the Thursday/Saturday pattern relates to larger batch processing cycles.
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FireflyDreams
•This explains why I saw movement on a Tuesday! Been driving myself crazy thinking I was imagining things 😅
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Natasha Kuznetsova
•fr fr the anxiety of checking every morning at 3am is real 💀
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Javier Morales
Honestly the best way to track this is using taxr.ai - it costs $1 but saves so much time checking manually. It analyzes your transcript and tells you exactly when to expect updates based on your specific situation. Way better than playing detective https://taxr.ai
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Emma Anderson
•how accurate is it? seems too good to be true
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Javier Morales
•its literally saved my sanity! gives you exact dates and explains everything in normal person language. Best dollar I ever spent no 🧢
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Malik Thompson
been checking 3x a day for weeks...still nothing 🤡
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Isabella Ferreira
•same boat fam. this waiting game is brutal
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CosmicVoyager
YALL I JUST GOT MY DDD OUT OF NOWHERE ON A MONDAY SO IDK WHAT TO BELIEVE ANYMORE!!!
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Ravi Kapoor
•congrats! gives me hope fr fr
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Freya Nielsen
i worked at irs before n can confirm updates happen daily but big batches usually hit end of week
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Omar Mahmoud
its like watching paint dry except the paint might randomly disappear and reappear whenever it feels like it lmaooo
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Chloe Harris
•this is the most accurate description ive ever seen 😭
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Andre Laurent
I've been tracking my own transcripts for the past few tax seasons and here's what I've noticed: while the IRS technically updates daily, there are definitely patterns. Most significant movements (like refund approvals, cycle codes changing) tend to happen overnight Wednesday-Thursday and Friday-Saturday. But smaller updates like processing acknowledgments can pop up any day. My advice? Check Thursday mornings and Saturday mornings for the big stuff, but don't stress about checking daily - you'll just drive yourself crazy like the rest of us have! 😅
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Danielle Campbell
•This is super helpful! I'm new to all this transcript checking madness and was starting to think I was doing something wrong. Good to know there's actually some method to the IRS's madness even if it feels totally random. Definitely going to try the Thursday/Saturday morning approach instead of my current "check every 2 hours" strategy 😂
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