key tax return and refund dates
When can you file your taxes?
You can submit your tax return before the IRS begins processing as early as the first week of the year with many tax preparation providers. You don’t need to wait until the IRS begins accepting tax returns but you must have the proper forms and paperwork. Some forms are not available until mid January. Tax returns filed before the IRS officially opens sit in a āqueueā and are held until the IRS officially begins accepting tax returns.
Your tax return may be selected in a test batch. If you e-file early and it sits in queue, your return may be sent to the IRS early. This can result in early direct deposits depending on the payment provider you select. Our cycle chart will update with key dates including test batch dates.
When does the IRS accept tax returns?
The IRS usually opens around the third week of January each year. They announce the opening date early in January.
The IRS will begin accepting tax returns in 2025 on January 27th.
When is the IRS test batch?
If you file your tax return early, it may be sent to the IRS in a test batch before the IRS has officially opened for the year. It is usually a week before the date the IRS begins accepting tax returns. This has resulted in refunds in the past that can be posted by direct deposit as early as the day after tax season opens.
When will I get my tax refund?
Early filers whose returns are accepted in a test batch can anticipate a tax refund as early as the day after the IRS opens the January filing season if your return was in the test batch. The day that the IRS deposits refunds varies for regular returns but we notice trends based on the method you chose to file and select to direct deposit. You can use our tax refund calendar or refund cycle chart to help find out when you will get your tax refund.
Where is the IRS refund cycle chart?
The official tax refund cycle chart published by the IRS has been eliminated and replaced with IRS FAQ. Refund cycle charts are now published by independent websites and vary slightly.
A good reference to use is the When To Expect My Refund cycle chart that is published early each year by the College Investor.
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IRS Update Cycle
Use the IRS Update Cycle chart to find the days and times the WMR and transcript update.
When are Updates?
The IRS has regular mass update cycles.
WHEN DOES WHERES MY REFUND (WMR) UPDATE?
Where’s My Refund can update any day of the week. But there are mass updates on Wednesday and Saturday when a lot of people see an update. Use our calendar to find out what day you can expect to see updates on Where’s My Refund.
WHEN DO transcripts update?
Transcripts can update any day of the week. But there are mass updates on Tuesday and Friday. Use our calendar to find out what day you can expect to see an update on your transcript.
I’ve been coming here for years…usually just to hang out in the background because I never had any delays with my refund before. I was usually always gone by mid-March at the latest with my refund in hand. So, I can see the drastic difference of how many people are usually here vs how many people are actually still here now. I’ve been calling us the Stragglers. š
But, hopefully that changes for all of us this week. Good vibes and positive thoughts to everyone still left on here doing battle with the evil IRS. This is OUR week!
P.S. I’ve saved this in order to copy and paste it next week if I have to. šš¤Ø
@Kimmmyy: yes but it is Monday no updates on Mondays. Maybe Tuesday
So quiet in here
Any updates?
@Shelleybeansss: my 922 is dated 5/5 with 0.00 next to it
Well I had something change the last few days that I didnāt catch til this morning. My 2022 tax transcript now shows a 922 for under reported unreported income, which Iām thinking is from a 1099 gig I did w Amazon. I donāt remember getting my tax doc for them last year and itās not here in my papers. It was for $4k of income. And my 2022 tx now shows an as of of May 27,2024. Which it didnāt have last week. Iāve been randomly checking the last 4 years at least once a week to see if something there is what was triggering this significant wait. Filed 1/19, acc 1/21. 570 2/21 as of May 6, processing March 4
102 days of waiting what bs
Any updates?
After filing in January and verifying my ip pin in April, I now get a letter to verify my identity. š¤¦š¤¦I have been stuck on “still being processed” this whole time and wondered why..
This is ridiculous!!
TurboTax got their money…I haven’t received mine. IRS employees are still getting paid.That is all……..
@Boogerbaby089: Transcript back to normal no changes
A bag full of broken dreams and empty promises is what I just openedš®āšØ
I got excited as we are the same and I just checked,,,,, wuah wuah no change what so ever still the exact same
@Harry a: Good morning.. do you think they are finally working on yours?
Transcript is back to n/a
@Brittālegit: Good for you girl
@TisTheSeasonOfTorture: bruh you don’t say. I don’t know how something so simple to be this complicated. Just allow everyone to upload their taxes and then put it into a system all the suspicious ones flag it and then immediately send out letters āļø for evidence. That should not take you more than 60 days. I have to amend my taxes 2020 and I don’t have that money š
I donāt even have the $85 turbo tax wants to amend my returnš¤£ FML!
I amended on April 6 my as of changed to May 6 the only reason I amended was to take off information.. I said that my mom babysat for me and that I payed her. I thought that was keeping me from receiving my refund. I recently had a baby, was receiving unemployment, and attended school.All good reasons for the irs to take a good look at my tax return.
@Brittālegit: when did you amend?
@Brittālegit: omg congratulations š
People check yall transcript I just got my code money dropping 05/15 I been here with all yall Henry lost in the sauce jacky Shelly itās the season same boat as yall but my code just posted even after doing my amendment just be patient
Expected refund over 10k
Expected refund 9 – 10
Expected refund 8 – 9
Expected refund – thumb up
7 – 8 k
I wonder if they hold us/our money hostage bc certain amounts
I FILE MY TAX ON 03/22 AND I GOT A NOTICE ON MY WMR TAHT I NEED TO VERIFY MY INFORMATION. I RECEIVE THE 12C LETTER ON 4/15 AND I FAXED ALL THE NECCESARY DOCUMENT ASK ON THE 4/16, AND MY WMR UPDATE BACK TO WE HAVE RECIEVE YOUR IMFORMATION AND WE ARE NOW PROCESSING YOUR REFUND ON 04/28. I CHECK MY TRANSCRIPT NOW AND I SAW CODE 810 THAT MY REFUND FREEZE. AND I ASLO CHECK MY WMR NOW,AND IT SAY TO PROTECT ME FROM IDENTIFY THEFT, THAT MY REFUND IS BEING REVIEW, CAN SOMEONE EXPLAIN FOR ME, AM CONFUSED, WHY DO MY REFUND GET FREEZE AFTER VERIFYING.
@tooth fairy: so disrespectful that you have to wait on a letter wait to find out your transcript is in 570 status then you receive a letter months later just to have transcript not show anything for 1-3 cycles just to update to a 570 followed by 971 2 weeks later? Next we still need a 571 release code followed by 846 and Iām hearing ppl are stuck with 571 no 846 in view! F/a 1/29/24 verified 3/22/24 and yes my summer walker energy is STILL OVER IT š”
been waiting since february. have a code 570 3/4 and 971 3/11 since then no movement. took money out of my 401k
IDme and IRS sites are back up but I got no change from last week. On to another week of garbage
My ID.ME is down too but I feel like it might be a good thing. Maybe updating. Fingers š¤
@TisTheSeasonOfTorture: it crashed sometime this morning. ID.Me has quite a few issues. Doesnāt make me feel overly safe considering the information the IRS has
ID.me wonāt let me log in. Itās saying change denied. Iāve been able to log in just fine since February.
@Shelleybeansss: Same here. Must be down
ID me or irs is down. I cannot log in. Every time I try to login, I get an error page that says āchange rejectedā. Not tryin to change anything. Just trying to login. Never had this issue before
@Maddie88: I canāt imagine itās standard but my sons arrived two days after mailing date
Hello anyone know how long it’s taking checks to arrive after mail date this year. I updated for a check to be mailed 05/17 and was wondering about how long it’ll take to receive. Thanks in advance for any information.
Filled March 14th with 8826 form it got approved on April 1st… They told me it was sent back to processing on April 1st and I should get and update with a DD within a couple weeks … Here we are in May and still nothing…. I’m a weekly but week after week there’s no update on transcript or wmr… Any clues on how long it’ll be from April 1st before I receive it? Welcoming any advice
Filled March 14th with 8826 form it got approved on April 1st… They told me it was sent back to processing on April 1st and I should get and update with a DD within a couple weeks … Here we are in May and still nothing…. I’m a weekly but week after week there’s no update on transcript or wmr… Any clues on how long it’ll be from April 1st before I receive it
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