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2022 Tax Transcript Shows "No Return Filed" Despite $0 Balance and March 27 Update Date - What Does This Mean?

I was checking my 2022 tax transcript today and noticed the "as of" date changed from March 20th to March 27th, 2023. Not sure what this means for my refund. According to my transcript from the Internal Revenue Service (United States Department of the Treasury), my account balance is $0.00, with $0.00 in accrued interest and $0.00 in accrued penalties (all as of Mar. 27, 2023). The account balance plus accruals shows $0.00 as well. What's concerning me is that under transactions it clearly states "No tax return filed" and "RETURN NOT PRESENT FOR THIS ACCOUNT." My filing status is listed as Single with 00 exemptions, but all the other fields like Adjusted Gross Income, Taxable Income, Tax Per Return, and Self Employment Tax fields are empty. Here's the exact information from my transcript: Request Date: 03-10-2023 Response Date: 03-10-2023 Tracking Number: 104076328270 Account Transcript FORM NUMBER: 1040 TAX PERIOD: Dec. 31, 2022 ACCOUNT BALANCE: 0.00 ACCRUED INTEREST: 0.00 AS OF: Mar. 27, 2023 ACCRUED PENALTY: 0.00 AS OF: Mar. 27, 2023 ACCOUNT BALANCE PLUS ACCRUALS (this is not a payoff amount): 0.00 INFORMATION FROM THE RETURN OR AS ADJUSTED: EXEMPTIONS: 00 FILING STATUS: Single ADJUSTED GROSS INCOME: [EMPTY] TAXABLE INCOME: [EMPTY] TAX PER RETURN: [EMPTY] SE TAXABLE INCOME TAXPAYER: [EMPTY] SE TAXABLE INCOME SPOUSE: [EMPTY] TOTAL SELF EMPLOYMENT TAX: [EMPTY] RETURN NOT PRESENT FOR THIS ACCOUNT TRANSACTIONS CODE EXPLANATION OF TRANSACTION CYCLE DATE AMOUNT No tax return filed Has anyone else experienced this date change from March 20th to March 27th? I'm trying to figure out what this means for my refund timeline. I'm particularly confused because the product contains sensitive taxpayer data according to the header, yet it shows no return was filed. The transcript information is from a request I made on 03-10-2023 (response date was also 03-10-2023). For reference, this is from my Form 1040 transcript for the tax period ending Dec. 31, 2022. The account balance being zero but no return showing up has me confused. Could this mean my return is still processing or that there's an issue with my filing?

Isabella Santos

The IRS transcript shows your 2022 tax return is not currently in their system, as indicated by "RETURN NOT PRESENT FOR THIS ACCOUNT" and "No tax return filed" notations. While your basic filing status is recorded as Single with 0 exemptions, all crucial fields like Adjusted Gross Income, Taxable Income, and Self Employment Tax are empty - this confirms the return hasn't been processed yet. The $0.00 account balance, along with $0.00 in both accrued interest and penalties (as of March 27, 2023), is normal at this stage since the IRS hasn't processed your return to determine any tax liability or refund amount. The change in "as of" date from March 20th to March 27th is a routine IRS processing date update and doesn't significantly impact your refund timeline. For actual progress indicators, you'll want to watch for these transaction codes to appear: - Code 150: Return filed and tax assessed - Code 806: Withholding credit - Code 846: Refund issued The transcript data from your March 10th request simply shows your return is in the pre-processing queue. This status is common during tax season when the IRS is handling millions of returns.

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So basically im just stuck waiting? 😭

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Pretty much. The system is backed up like crazy this year

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Chloe Anderson

The as of date is about as useful as a screen door on a submarine 🤡 Been dealing with this for 3 months now smh

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looks like ur return hasnt even been entered into the system yet. welcome to the waiting game fam

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