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Ask all of your tax refund questions.
The most frequently asked question we have is when will the IRS WMR update and what day are tax refund deposits. Use our calendar to find out what day you can expect to receive your tax refund.
Now! When you submit your return before the IRS begins processing, it will sit in a “queue” and be held until the date that the IRS will officially accept tax returns. If you e-file early and it sits in queue, your return may be sent to the IRS early in a test batch. This has resulted in early direct deposits in the past, but also major glitches because they are tests after all.
The IRS begins begins accepting tax returns this year on January 23, 2023.
2023 Refund Cycle Chart
The most recent tax refund cycle charts have already been published. The official IRS tax refund cycle chart has been eliminated and replaced with IRS FAQs. The IRS says the best way to check the status of your refund is using the Where‘s My Refund tool. However, various websites with refund calendars for the 2023 tax season (2022 tax year) have been updated with 2023 direct deposit and check mailing dates.
IRS Refund Schedule Charts typically show that early filers whose returns are accepted before the end of January can anticipate a tax refund direct deposit as early as the first week of February. The day that IRS deposits refunds varies but we notice trends that help you determine the time and days WMR updates and when your tax return is processed. This is an explanation and FAQ about when the IRS updates, WMR and Transcripts.
The refund calendar by the College Investor is a good reference which has been updated for 2023 here: When To Expect My Tax Refund.
@Bobby Bonilla: Yes, everything is correct.
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@One annoyed chica.: have you reviewed your return to make sure everything is accurate. If it’s not you will have to amend and wait likely through the end of the year.
Its ultimately on you if you filed that early and made a mistake
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@Danielle79: yes that is correct about your 150 code.. that date is when your return was processed.. right above that there should also be something saying processing date and it should also say 6/1.. yeh u are just now waitin on the 571 reversal code to show up.. expect it to clear up either this week or next..
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Hey guys I filed 3/15 accepted on 3/16 lost my refund amount for 2 weeks then updated Friday with refund amount back on WMR with 152. Trans has 570 tc 6/19/2023 but I also have a 150 code posted to master file 6/1/23. Does this mean I am done processing and waiting on a 571 reversal?
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Metabank. Pathward says they don’t have my refund but the IRS sent it out on June 1. How long do they normally take to release it.
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@Jay: Thank you ☺️
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@sgorham29: yeh i found out when you request help from either your Senator or local House rep, their office works directly through the Tax Advocate Service to get your issues resolved.. id suggest contacting the TAS line at 1-877-777-4778 and select option 1 and tell them your situation and that you were told there is an advocate code on your return.. they will be able to tell you whos working on it and any information and updates regarding it.. if theres an updated cycle code then thats a good indication that your return is in the process of being re-processed and going through the system once again and should get a DDD.. hope that helps!
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Ok, I am still waiting, offset has been reversed, however they placed another 570 on my transcript and no one can tell me what it is for, contacted the Senator’s office was handed another 30 day timeline! Last time i called, (yesterday), the lady was really nice and told me she sees a tax advocate code on my records, must have come from the Senators office since I didn’t contact a tax advocate. I am hoping that is an indication that my tax refund will be coming soon. Also question is it normal to get a new cycle code? First one was 20230505 now it is 20232105. Also, I am not sure why the folks that answer the phone can’t actually do anything???? They can read your case but nothing else are they just receptionist? I filed and was accepted Jan 28, 2023, no letters, no nothing just a long waiting game and this is year number 4 for this nonsense.
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@One annoyed chica.: contact the Tax Advocate Service at 1-877-777-4778. tell them you are requesting help because of a financial hardship that is an emergency.. they will take down all of your info and ask you for all the information regarding what your hardships are.. you tell them about your pending foreclosure and utilities disconnect notifications and you will have an advocate assigned to you within 2 weeks to help you find out what the hold is and get your issue resolved and your refund released..
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@Patiently Waiting In VA: ohh sorry my bad! usually having the 971 code is for filing the amended return.. well im glad you got a DDD!
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Can anyone please tell me how to get a tax advocate. I filed on 2/11 accepted same day. Very simple return same address, phone number, and bank account income and dependents for almost 20 years. I have had an 810 refund freeze code since 2/19 no one knows why, I have not received any letters or anything else from IRS. I received an intent to foreclose letter from my mortgage company today, a disconnection notice from the gas company and the water company. I have my home for 19 1/2 years this is crazy to be in this situation because the IRS has not done their job! I need my money NOW.
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@Jay: hey hey…. I didn’t amend because I knew my employer didn’t report my wages so I contacted them and waited. Filed in March…. Once it updated last week… I received the 846 this week…. It was placed on hold with a 971 May 5th
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@Patiently Waiting In VA: congrats! still waiting on mine.. when you filed your amended return, was your original return processed or was it on hold?
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Finally an update to 846!! The wage and income updated last week so that may make a difference. I had codes 971, 571, 846 then a 776 (credit interest). It says 846 and has the date of 6/7/23. Does anyone know if that’s when they mail the check or should I expect it around that date? Time to stalk the postal system next. Lol….
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@Bobby Bonilla: I was accurate initially. I never received a letter from the irs or anything. I just amended thinking it would speed up my turn on processing. Not sure what’s the hold up since I filed 1/28.
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@zhosa: @NVDIV: i finally was able to speak to my advocate today! she informed me that she did in fact receive my case on May 11 and actually that same day went through both my original and amended return and saw everything was correct and forwarded it back to the IRS with the request that my return be released back in to processing so it can get approved and my refund issued.. she has yet to hear back from the IRS however.. she sent a follow-up email last Friday the 26th and said she should hear back within a day or two to see where its at.. shes unsure why 3 weeks from her requesting the release that its taking them so long to do the approval.. she said if she does not hear back by Thursday that she will further escalate my case and get a hold of someone to get it done.. she will call be back by Thursday to let me know whats goin on.. she said it wont be long now and to keep checking transcripts and wheres my amended return.. she apologized for not contacting me sooner but she said since this was a very simple amended return and that she didnt need any further info from me that she would just have called once it was all completed but she did say she should have at least gave me that initial hello call.. i told her she had me worried that nothing was being done and she said i am all good.. so looks like finally mine return is getting done! crossing my fingers i wake up one day this week to updated transcripts and a DD date!
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