Why Does My IRS Transcript Show Response Date 02-16 Before Request Date 02-17-2025?
Just checked my transcript and noticed something weird. I'm looking at the exact dates on my IRS transcript - the request date shows 02-18-2025, but the response date is 02-15-2025. How can the response come before the request? The dates are literally showing that they responded a day before I even made the request. It makes absolutely no sense. Here's what I'm seeing on my screen right now: Request Date: 02-18-2025 Response Date: 02-15-2025 So according to this, they somehow processed and responded to my request THREE DAYS before I even submitted it! Is the IRS using time travel now? This has to be some kind of system glitch, right? Anyone else seeing dates with this kind of impossible timeline where the response predates the request? Makes me wonder if there's some kind of system error going on with the transcript system. I'm worried this might cause problems with my refund processing or that something is wrong with my account. Should I call the IRS about this discrepancy or just ignore it? Has anyone else experienced this kind of date inconsistency on their transcript? It's really confusing me.
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Luca Bianchi
The timestamp discrepancy you're seeing is actually a normal part of the IRS transcript system. Your Request Date (02-17-2025) represents when you actively pulled or accessed the transcript, while the Response Date (02-16-2025) shows the most recent update or processing of your account information by the IRS systems. This earlier response date is expected - it's essentially showing you the "as of" date for your account data, which naturally occurred before you requested to view it. Think of it like checking your bank statement - the statement data (response date) is always from a previous point in time before you look at it (request date). This isn't a system error but rather the standard way the IRS timestamps their transcript information to show both when the data was last updated and when it was accessed.
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Zara Shah
•ohhhh that makes so much sense! thx for explaining it like that
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GalacticGuardian
•learned something new today 👀 been wondering about this too
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Aisha Ali
lol irs and their time traveling response dates 🤣
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Ethan Moore
•fr fr they living in 3025 while were stuck here trying to figure out these dates 💀
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Yuki Nakamura
in the same boat. my dates are all kinds of messed up but apparently its normal
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StarSurfer
these transcripts are like trying to read hieroglyphics istg
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Carmen Reyes
•fr tho 😠need a PHD in IRSology to understand this stuff
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Andre Moreau
The IRS system updates overnight, so sometimes youll see funky date combinations. Nothing to worry about tbh
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Zara Malik
This is actually pretty common with IRS transcripts! The system processes updates in batches overnight, so you'll often see the "response date" (when your account data was last updated) appearing before your "request date" (when you actually accessed the transcript). It's not a glitch - just the way their system timestamps work. Your refund processing won't be affected by this at all, so no need to call the IRS about it.
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