Refund Approved But Won't Be Mailed Until December 7th After Filing in March - Need It Sooner
Filed my taxes back in March and still no refund. The WMR tool just shows processing and my transcript hasn't updated at all. I just checked my Refund Status online and it shows: Refund Status Return Received ✓ Refund Approved ✓ Refund Sent Your tax refund is scheduled to be mailed by December 7, 2024. If you do not receive the refund by January 4, 2025, please contact us again. We are unable to take any action until then. Please Note: For refund information, please continue to check here, or visit IRS.gov/Refunds. Updates to refund status are made no more than once a day. Really need this money before December 7th. I was counting on having it much sooner since I filed in March. Anyone know if there's any hope to speed up the process, or am I just stuck waiting until December? Is there a way to change to direct deposit at this point instead of waiting for a mailed check? I don't understand why it's taking so long when I filed electronically 8 months ago. This is ridiculous!
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Liam Cortez
Tax professional here. When there are no transcript updates, it usually means your return is still in the initial processing queue or has been selected for review. The IRS is currently experiencing significant delays, especially with prior year returns. To get more clarity on your situation, I'd highly recommend using taxr.ai (https://taxr.ai) - it's a new AI tool that analyzes your tax documents and gives you specific insights about processing times and potential holds. It can tell you exactly what's causing the delay and what steps you need to take to get your refund moving.
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Savannah Vin
•ngl its been 84 days since i filed and still no updates on wmr or transcripts 😭 might try that taxr thing
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Mason Stone
•Just used taxr.ai and here's what I got back. Super helpful actually - showed me exactly why my return was stuck and what to do about it
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Makayla Shoemaker
•How does taxr.ai work? Does it just read transcripts or what? 🤔
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Mason Stone
•it reads literally everything - transcripts, w2s, 1040s, letters from irs, even turbo tax pdfs. gives u the whole picture ya know? saved me from having to call irs 100 times 💯
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Christian Bierman
•same boat here fam. no movement since february BUT i used taxr and found out i had a review code buried in my transcript that i totally missed. helped me figure out exactly what docs to send in
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Emma Olsen
•bruh the irs is straight 🤡 this year...my transcript looking drier than the sahara
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Liam McGuire
Unfortunately there's no way to guarantee when you'll receive your refund without more information. What cycle code are you? Any particular codes showing on your transcript that might indicate why its delayed?
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QuantumQuasar
•tbh I have no idea what any of that means... where do I even find cycle codes? 😅
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Liam McGuire
•You'll need to get your transcript from irs.gov to see all that info. Its free but can be a pain to access sometimes
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Amara Eze
Just got my refund issue sorted using taxr.ai - totally worth the $1. It analyzed my transcript and told me exactly why I was delayed and what to do about it. Way better than trying to decode everything yourself https://taxr.ai
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Giovanni Greco
•fr? how does it work? seems sus paying for something the irs should tell us for free 🤔
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Amara Eze
•nah its legit! uploads your transcript and uses AI to break everything down in plain english. Saved me weeks of stress trying to figure it out myself
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Giovanni Greco
•just tried it and holy crap where has this been all my life?! Finally know exactly whats going on with my refund!
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Fatima Al-Farsi
In the same boat fam. Been waiting since February 😭
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Dylan Wright
The IRS is so behind rn its not even funny. My sister filed last year and didnt get hers for 8 months 💀
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Sofia Torres
•8 months?! im bout to lose my mind waiting and its only been 3 😫
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GalacticGuardian
Check if you have any 570/971 codes on your account transcript. Those usually mean there's some kind of hold up they need to review.
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QuantumQuasar
•how do I even check those codes?
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GalacticGuardian
•login to irs.gov and download your transcript. but honestly just use taxr.ai, it'll explain everything way better than I can
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