Yellow Alert on H&R Block Federal Refund Status Showing PATH Act Impact (Feb 2025) - What Does This Mean?
I'm checking my refund status on H&R Block (last checked today, 2/16/2025) and there's this yellow exclamation mark next to my federal refund status. On the Refund Tracker, my return shows as e-filed and accepted, but both my federal and state refunds are showing as "pending." Here's exactly what I'm seeing on the H&R Block app: Refund Tracker Last Checked: Today, 2/16/2025 H&R Block receives updates once per day by 9AM CST. No new updates today. Return e-filed ✓ Return accepted ✓ State refund pending State anticipated refund - More Details for anticipated refund timing. Federal refund pending ! Anticipated federal refund - More Details for additional information regarding refunds impacted by the PATH Act. The federal section specifically has that yellow exclamation point (!) with a note mentioning "Details for additional information regarding refunds impacted by the PATH Act." The state refund is also pending, but doesn't have any warning symbols or exclamation points next to it, just a message saying "More Details for anticipated refund timing." H&R Block says they receive updates once per day by 9AM CST, and there were no new updates today when I checked at 4:18. I'm using the mobile app on 5G to check my status. Anyone else seeing this yellow exclamation mark on their federal refund status or know what it means, especially regarding this PATH Act they're mentioning? Is this normal or should I be concerned? Does this mean my refund is delayed or is this just standard information they show everyone?
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Jasmine Hancock
The refund tracker shows your return was successfully e-filed and accepted, but both federal and state refunds are currently in "pending" status as of February 16, 2025. The yellow exclamation mark (!) next to your federal refund is specifically related to the PATH Act restrictions, which typically affects returns claiming Earned Income Credit (EIC) or Additional Child Tax Credit (ACTC). The PATH Act requires the IRS to hold these refunds until mid-February as an anti-fraud measure. While February 15th is technically the release date, the actual deposit of funds usually takes a few additional business days to process. According to the tracker, H&R Block updates their status information daily at 9AM CST, and there were no new updates on the check date. Your state refund is also showing as pending, but without any warning symbols, which is normal as state processing is independent of federal PATH Act restrictions. The presence of both federal and state anticipated refund amounts (though specific amounts are redacted in the image) indicates your return was processed properly and is simply awaiting standard review and release procedures.
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James Maki
•omg thank u! that makes so much sense. i did claim EIC this year
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Cole Roush
•same boat here 🚢 been waiting since jan 29th
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Scarlett Forster
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Arnav Bengali
•fr? does it actually work? tired of all these scams out there
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Scarlett Forster
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Sayid Hassan
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Rachel Tao
The yellow mark showed up for me too, but my refund hit my account this morning! hang in there
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Derek Olson
clowns at the IRS making us wait while they sit on our money 🤡
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Danielle Mays
•ikr? its literally OUR money were waiting for 🤮
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Roger Romero
mine had that last year. took exactly 21 days after acceptance to get the $$$
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Anna Kerber
has anyone actually called H&R Block about this??? their customer service is useless af
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Niko Ramsey
•dont waste ur time, they just read the same info we can see online
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Noah huntAce420
The PATH Act delay is totally normal if you claimed EIC or ACTC - that yellow exclamation is just H&R Block's way of flagging PATH Act holds. Since your return was accepted and we're past Feb 15th, you should see movement in the next few business days. The IRS batch processes these releases so it's not instant even after the hold period ends. Keep checking WMR directly too since sometimes the IRS updates faster than third-party trackers.
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