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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.
The IRS will begin accepting tax returns on February 12, 2021.
Most tax preparers will allow you to enter and submit your tax return beginning the first week of January 2021. You don’t need to wait for the IRS to start accepting tax returns to start, but you must have the proper forms and paperwork. Some forms are not available until mid January and some even later. 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.
2021 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 an IRS Information Guidelines for the Tax Preparation Community publication and 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 2021 tax season (2020 tax year) have been updated with 2021 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 2021 here: When To Expect My Tax Refund.
@Akwildbaby: I HOPE so! ;) No deposit yet. But wasnt expecting one this soon….will be nice to get though!
also, no state income tax for me, we dont have one
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@tngal: congratulations!
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@waiting2017: I’ve seen several people the last couple of days get deposit without wmr moving past 1 bar.
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TT filed and accepted on 2/12, EITC and CTC, no garnishments, WMR has not updated past processing. Transcript shows DDD 2/22 as of today, no offsets.
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Well got the 846 code yesterday. wmr still shows 1 bar. This year is very different
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Filed on Jan 11th. Accepted Feb 10th. I had one bar with tax topic 152, amount and info on left until the 14th. My tax topic disappeared, bar disappeared, amount and all info on left still there. It changed from being processed to still processing and now after tax topic and bar gone..still being processed. My two main transcripts show N/A. I have no eic or dependents. I did get a letter from my state saying that I owe $69 to state taxes from last year…yet, I have no offsets showing on the TOPS number..very frustrating.
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Sooo no update on wmr but did get refind amount deposited today ehy..help lol from hr block
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@Patiently waiting: I was accepted on the 11th as yesterday my transcripts updated with DDD of 2/22 also return includes EITC and ACTC . I am a Pather. Switched from being weekly to daily.
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@Hmm?: yes received message your tax return is still being processed a refund date will be provided when available. What does that mean???
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Can’t sleep. Just hanging out here. I’m a weekly so won’t get any updates yet but still here lol
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Did anyone else’s bars disappear on wmr
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I saw a couple of wmr updates with ddd on fb igmr page so it’s happening for some
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@Bren: Thank you Bren. Transcript gave dd yesterday. I have not checked wmr yet.
Not sure when it updates in the morning so will check around 6am
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Still one bar on wmr. Woke up to a message my Nys return was finally accepted at 1 am. No movement with the federal.
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Goodnight everyone. I have to sleep. I was hoping for an update. Good luck!
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@Bren: I’m so sorry. I was excepted to 10th, filed the 6th but I am a weekly or have been in previous years. Can’t access my transcripts this year. 🙄
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@Tete4tete: congratulations! On wmr or transcripts?
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@Patiently waiting: yes I was accepted the 11 and have dd 2/22/2021
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@Shara: per wmr or transcripts?
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@Patiently waiting: I was accepted the 6th. No neither.
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Hi did anyone get accepted on 2/11 and have received a ddd or even just a processed return???
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@Melz: yes I know! Waiting to see if people update
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@Akwildbaby: I think the system updates at 3am
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Ddd 2/22/21 with EIC
Filed 2/12/21
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Wmr is down. Here we go. Action? No whammys lol
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@Melz: Thanks for the info and good luck!
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@Melz: Thats kinda scary… LOL I hope its no glitch!
And I know its electronic but all of our banks have been shut down because of the weather, so I hope SOMEONE is doing what theyre supposed to! :)
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@LoverLady Indy: 1 reason I always use my serve for tax refund and 10% of my paycheck… it’s nice to get a little bit early :)
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@tngal: I always look back at prior years. And I expected this year to moved slower due to the stimmys. But I actually received mine all the other years at the end of feb. this is just the earliest I’ve had a ddd so quickly
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@Melz: Ive never really paid attention to any of it before. This is the first year Ive filed before May!!
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@tngal: yes. I looked back at the two years prior and the ddd was correct with my bank statement.. I’ve been doing this for years, irk if I was apart of the test batch or not though!
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@LoverLady Indy: did u receive your refund already? Since it was the 17th
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@Melz: Same with TT EIC and CTC, same 846 date
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Catch me up
846 with a 2/22 date is the date they SEND the refund to the bank?
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Still nothing! I filed 2/15 with Turbo tax and accepted 2/15 per text and email. WMR can’t find my info. My state is still pending. Never had this problem before. Within a few hours it will be 3 days since I filed and nothing. So frustrating!
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So I checked my transcript and it said my refund issued 2.22.21! I filed early. Accepted 2.12. And Wednesday morning I saw the refund issued Date. I’m still at one bar on where’s my refund. Filed with tt! And have eic and child tax
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@PhxLover76: I received mine as well.
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@Bethany: yes. I was accepted the 14th
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@Crystal: Tuesday is the cut off
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@mickey m: the cut off is Tuesday for weekly I believe. At least that’s what I have seen in this forum being said.
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@mickey m: tuesdays is the cut off
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@Rachel: im sure every state is different but for me, in NC, it takes weeks for my state to even show there’s anything filed when I search on the state site.
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I got my refund this evening on my AMEX Serve Card… filed thru OLT (always use that site for 10yrs or more) it was transmitted and accepted on 2/11, claimed HOH, EITC, CTC, ACTC…full refund and a surprise this evening :) where’s my refund still showing 1 bar…
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What is the cut off for weekly processing since they technically did not open until last Friday.
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@NY-Khidd: so with me being a weekly, if I filed on a Friday would that mean I would have missed the cut off for that week or still have hit it since it was the day they process? I’m pretty sure I was accepted on the 10th (didn’t think to write down the date i checked) but all of this confuses me….. every year!
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It’s been about three days and every time I check MD state refund I get this message:
Your return has not been processed. Please note that acknowledging receipt of your return takes place when your return has processed and it appears in our computer system. Refund status is updated once daily at approximately 10:30 a.m
Should I be worried?
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@Redogg85: if you owe state bills, public hospital, back unemployment overpayment, state taxes, etc… They can and will keep your state refund.
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@waiting2017: wmr updates the day after transcripts update.
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@Bethany: filed 15th, accepted 16th
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Has anyone files the state of South Carolina and received a message other than the following when checking your status?
“We anticipate refunds will be issued within 6-8 weeks from the date you filed. If you filed electronically and received a confirmation, we have received your return.”
It’s so freaking generic like most things in SC. I don’t even know if it will update during the process or not.
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Federal accepted on the 10th, and state (CA) on the 14th. Hoping both turn to approved soon.
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@•°Karma°•: I thought the AGI was “0” if you didn’t file the previous year. Look it up I just searched it
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@•°Karma°•: the agi is either what was made for the year BEFORE or AFTER taxes. can’t remember which though
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@kgkgkg: daily is better then weekly you can process ANY DAY … weekly is more of the punishment you can only process 1 day A WEEK .. if you miss the cut off you have to wait a whole 7 days to process again (Friday) update Saturday
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My fellow IGMRerssss, loll…. I need your help.
My Oldest daughter did NOT file her 2019 tax return and now her 2020 return was rejected due to her AGI not matching. I am not familiar with this issue as ive filed every year and gave her the option of having me do her taxes, but grown girl status had her to proud to have mama do it. SO no she needs my help but i cant figure out where to go with this.
I know in past years TT had options to efile at least a past years return (or at least thats what I thought) is this a thing? Can her 2019 return still be filed online at this point? Ive been researching this a bit but it all points to her needing to mail in return for 2019 and since AGI is tied to that for 2020, that has to be mailed in as well? aye…im so lost right now.
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Congrats to everyone who got their 846 code yesterday. Now here is my question why does WMR still show 1 bar?
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Same here with my Connecticut state refund says 0 and i know I’m getting 474 but says modified and i know i did things right with turbo tax
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@NY-Khidd: that’s to much reading 😂
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@NY-Khidd:
wait so whats better being a weekly or a daily? your last comment about somebody being thrown to daily sounds like a punishment. i thought dailies were better than weeklies. meaning daily is direct deposit any day of the week, where weekly was only the deposit on one certain day of week each week
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@Salavere: they have the IRS manual online surprisingly that has all the codes … the whole daily vs weekly processing it breaks everything down on how they process tax returns but it’s a lot of pages to go thru
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@NY-Khidd: the IRS doesn’t make any sense 😂!!
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@Kmh1250: Your good,of it was a problem which I seriously doubt WMR would say no information available or refund date when available,now if your bars go away and you get one of those messages then time to get ready to I’d verify which isn’t so bad anyway only takes a week once you verify
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@Salavere: You become “disqualified” from being daily for many reasons .. if you were a victim of identity theft .. if you been audited in the past few years .. If you owed taxes previous years a few other reasons . No one knows for sure how or when they decide to switch you back to daily it just happens random one year like a lot of others here
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@kgkgkg: I am also almost positive I tried to use the correct date and it wouldn’t accept it has expired. Maybe it’s different this year due to Covid.
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