846 Code: where art thou?!?

When I talked to a REP on Friday, she had told me that they have been processing all returns as normal and that the only difference is Non-PATH act returns go straight through to get a DDD and 846 code and all PATH affected get everything except the 846. They get put in a holding pattern.

HOWEVER, if something was wrong (ID verify, Audit, Etc.), we would know about it because even the PATH returns are fully processed up until the point of refund release.

During that “holding pattern”, the IRS starts receiving employer submitted W-2’s (which were due by Jan. 31st), as those are received they get cross referenced with any return that has that employers EIN. If the wages, tax, etc. all match, the returns get pushed through to a secondary holding pattern. If they don’t match, they get flagged for correction.

Then starting Monday (today), those in the secondary holding pattern (that have been verified with employer submitted W-2’s), start getting 846 Codes and are pushed for release on Weds.

@tom

I assumed as much. 😔 Wouldn’t it just be so lovely if we were all unlocked and released on Wednesday morning? Sigh. I investigated a tad and noticed on several prior transcripts I received my refund on a Wednesday 12 days prior to the listed processing date. It surely can’t be entirely coincidental?

Dang it, Tom Petty you were right: the waiting is the hardest part!

Thanks @tom I was wondering where my 846 was. You’ve put my mind at ease.

You won’t see that 846 code until the 15th, it means your refund was issued… Right now, NONE have been issued, only processed.