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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.
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.
@Santana80L: oh ok.. my amended return was actually accepted the day i filed it which was on 4/3.. im hopin that from what ive seen from Zhosa who filed i think the week after you did and he has his refund coming next week and then yours that came in that they are moving through them and they should start getting to the april dates next week..
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@Jay: Mine was accepted within one week of e-filing the amendment. Didn’t receive any letters just checked my transcripts about 2 weeks ago and saw the 846 code with the date. It’s saying adjusted on the Where’s my amended return site. Now just waiting for the direct deposit or paper check
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@Santana80L: nice! i filed mine on 4/3 so hopefully within a few weeks they will get to mine.. did you receive a CP21 letter?
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@570 Go Away: If i can ever get them to send me the refund check much less unfreeze my account i am going to have to amend the return as soon as i get it.. what i suspected about turbotaxes software being flawed is actually true. I went in to see what the differences were if i amended and corrected the mistakes and noticed that the system had not checked one of my dependents as qualifying. i tried to fix everything but finally i deleted the dependent and re entered it and it counted her a a qualifying dependent. so on top of my withholding typo i have also found that it shorted me 2000.00 plus dollars for not counting a dependent.. i would let me pay the difference from the withholding typo but i cannot do that until they sent me a refund check and they havent sent me the refund check because of the wages typo and i did not know about this typo because i never got the second letter letting me know that there was a typo so i could authorize the correction and they said it was sent a month and a half ago.. nothing in my mail.. i guess monday i am gonna have to request for another letter in the mail and hope to GOD i get it..
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@Jay: they received it on 3/22/2023. I saw on the transcript with an issue date of 05-12-23 and the 846 code
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@Me: got my transcript update today. And finally got a refund issued 846. They were fast. The dd will show tmrw on wmr Thanks
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@drea: I Filed a 2021 amended return that was received in 2/28/2023. Still haven’t heard anything. If you don’t mind me asking when was it that you filed your 2021 Amended? This is my first time filing an amended return.
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@Santana80L: when did you file the amended return?
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I filed an amended return and checked my transcripts and have the 846 code with an issue date of 5/12/2023. I requested direct deposit for this return, when will I see it in my account or will a paper check be mailed
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@ReneeMac: yes I did today and sent all info they needed and they emailed me back and let me know they got all documents. He would keep me posted. How fast do think this process will go. Thanks
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I contacted my congressmen In ky and sent all paperwork so hopefully mine will be released soon bee waiting since Jan 21 day I filed. Irs is ridiculous this year.
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@zhosa: gotcha.. yeh so if they ever get their act together, im maybe lookin at July the earliest.. ugh! yeh did u see what i said about my call to them today?
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@Jay: she called on 4/12 and i updated on 4/28, then received the cp21 (notice of adjustment made) on 5/9 for the (970/noticed sent (with a date of 5/8).
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@Meme: Hello. Once you contacted congressman, did you receive a response asking for documents or did you just get a refund date without any contact?
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@zhosa: i called the main advocate number and well apparently i still have not been assigned an actual advocate yet.. only given an intake person so far and they are out of Dallas and i live in PA.. she said the PA office is overwhelmed and not currently accepting any new clients so my case got sent to the Dallas office where its still waitin to be assigned.. i was provided a case number though and a couple phone numbers.. so looks like more waitin.. i called and left messages on both numbers so who knows when ill get a call back.. did u have to fax or email anything to your advocate to show you are dealing with a hardship?
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@zhosa: thanks! will update 😊 when did you first notice the adjustment activity on yours after your initial advocate call? im tryin to remember plus im too lazy to scroll back through the comments.. lol
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@Jay: Hope you get your call and all goes well.
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@zhosa: wow thats excellent news! its about damn time for sure.. im hopin to hear from my advocate today so i can get the process rollin again..
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@NVDIV: I’ll call this week. There has to be something going on holding it up.
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@Jay: I spoke to the advocate service today and they said my refund should release on 5/15, 7 days after the “notice issued” date, which was 5/8 and i got it today (cp21). It was just saying they made an adjustment and i should receive my refund within 3 weeks from the date of adjustment, so i should have my refund by the 19th.
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@Meme: thanks
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@zhosa: any updates on your refund? i am crossing my fingers that i hear from the advocate tomorrow since its been 2 weeks..
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@Me, I would definitely email your congressman and give them all the necessary info that they need to forward it to a tax advocate. You should have received a privacy form to fill out. Just make sure all your info is correct. To answer your question, Yes they will help you. I waited one week to see if I would hear something back and then I emailed my congressman to check on the status. Another week went by and I received my DDD.
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@HiImDory: I received letter 5017C from IRS.
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@ReneeMac: How do you know you have to id verify?
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Had 420 since 3/24, nothing in the mail. The only thing that has changed on my return is the address. Same income for 8 years.
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@Meme: do you think they will really help. I got an email back but I forgot to leave ss# do I need to recontact them or wait for them to call or email
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I contacted my congressman about my taxes. I got an email saying they will look into my situation. Do you think they really will.
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i will finally get to speak to my advocate either Wednesday or Thursday this week and hopefully they can release my refund once they see i properly filed the amended return with the corrected W2 information.. heres hopin!!
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I filed the first week of April. ID verified April 14 and now show 810 April 14. Code 768 and 766 April 15, and 150 May 22. Can anyone tell me what’s going on?
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I sent my amended form electronically on March 21st and got the as of date on my transcript of may 1st. What does that mean? Hopefully I will get a DD soon or a check
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I just received my state refund so I’m guessing my federal should come soon not sure but hopefully so.
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@570 Go Away: i found out that my wifes wages somehow got put into the federal withholding line somehow. It could have happened by software error or when i reviewed it before sending it off. I was supposed to get a letter in the mail for me to approve their fix but i never got it so the lady i spoke with told me to upload everything i had and write a statement saying that i approve the change. I have seen no movement but its only been a week. For some reason my irs mail just stopped. I am starting to wonder if i should just amend my return and fix it myself though.
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@MOE: at least a minimum of 3 weeks..
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I ammened today accepted how longed does it take to show on my transcrpits
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Today i finally received DDD 05/10/23, get your congressman involved! I did two weeks ago.
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@NVDIV: I still haven’t heard anything. I did get another letter saying they needed another 60 days a few weeks ago. Guess it’s finally time to call or something. I had just given up. Enjoyed a little vacation. Taking a little time this coming week but once all that is settled I guess I should start harassing! It’s been since January and no updates just that 570 code
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@LivingtheAmericanDream: Interesting. They told me it takes 6 -8 weeks for them to hear from the irs. So basically they just don’t want to help me. Thank you for your response.
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@So Stressed: mine 3 years ago was helped through my local congressman and received my refund 9 days later
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@Mlronqqq: No I haven’t checked that. Do I do that on the SS website?
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@zhosa: when do you file your amendment? I did it on 1st March 9th the received it and been just waiting checked transcripts no movement but the as of date is April 10th nothing has changed since it passed April 10 I only updated on Fridays, would love to know your time frame on yours. Thanks
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Its all starting to work out nearly 13 weeks after i filed my taxes and 9 weeks after i sent them my 1095A that was missing according to them the transcripts updated with a 5/10/23 846 code today.
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@Mary: thank you
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@DREA I would look for a check with a Friday as an issue date, I put in all my direct deposit for my amended return and I still got a check. But your issue date is a Wednesday so it just might DD.
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how do i know if I’m receiving a check or direct deposit for my amended 2021 return i have 846 with the date 05/10/2023
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@JuneB23: yes it is.. typically it takes up to 6 weeks for a mailed-in paper return to be processed.. hopefully within the next week or so you should be seeing some movement.. be aware though that the IRS is very behind this season on opening mail.. some people who filed at the beginning of tax season are still waiting on returns because their employers mailed in their W2s to the IRS and they took forever opening the mail and inputting them in to the system.. hopefully mail production has sped up though so cross your fingers and best of luck to him!
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Hello, my son filed his taxes by mail because it’s his first time filing and he is a teenager. The mail tracking said it was received by the IRS on April 3. It’s been over a month and it’s still not showing on wheres my refund. Is this normal?
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Hello. I’m new to website. I filed April 2,2023, ID verified April 12,2023. After verification only 810 code for April 14, 2023. Today May 5, 2023 received codes 766, 768 for April 15, 2023, and 150 code for May 22,2023. Can anyone tell me what’s going on or if I will receive refund soon?
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@jay nothing yet :( I was hoping to see a deposit date today. Owell I’m used to the disappointment lol I wonder if might’ve had it by now if it wasn’t for the amendment :/ if someone at irs would have just told me from the beginning that my w2 wasn’t processed I never would have filed it I would have just done what I had to do with my w2 months ago but of course they just kept saying oh everything’s good blah blah wasn’t until my employer contacted them that they said my w2 was never processed. So annoying. Could have possibly avoided this ridiculously long wait.
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@Mlronqqq: any updates?
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@ One annoyed chica are you able to check SSA to see if your wages for 2022 are showing? That ended up being the issue with mine
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Does anyone know how long does it take an effective local congressman to get ones refund released? I feel I may be getting the run around.
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@Ncookie: I saw an article where they said they sent the first round out on May 1st. That’s why I asked. I got my state refund the next week after I filed.
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And to add…I work work 7am-7pm, so I can’t call or go there. I’m screwed.
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