Test Batch

[Miami@71]

Good afternoon, is anyone in the test Batch. I just got accepted, Happy New Tax season!

[BigCountry1087]

Was accepted 22nd. No credits or anything that causes holds. When should 2025 transcripts show up and I get money?

[Kgwinn]

Filed earlier this afternoon (1/26) through FreeTaxUsa and was accepted about 3 hours later.

[DeepInTheMailStack]

I’m so irritated. I should have paid TT the $40 for an early refund. Now, who the hell knows when I’ll see it. Meh.

[Andrew]

Accepted in test batch 1/21 got refund advance that day oh yeah

[Miami@71]

@deepinthemailstack
I guess that’s good you’re not PATH, I haven’t seen any charts yet.

[WhiteWolf]

If we have another gov shutdown starting 1/30, I believe the IRS pauses processing returns.

[DeepInTheMailStack]

@miami71 No PATH for me. I see charts with conflicting dates. Not sure if it’s going to be early or mid February.

[DeepInTheMailStack]

@miami71 AHA! I’m not PATH. I just found 2 charts. Not sure which is correct.

Jan. 26 Feb. 16
Feb. 9 Mar. 2
Feb. 24 Mar. 17
Mar. 10 Mar. 31
Mar. 24 Apr. 14
Apr. 14 May 5

Jan. 26, 2026 Feb. 6, 2026
Feb. 2 Feb. 13
Feb. 9 Feb. 20
Feb. 16 Feb. 27
Feb. 23 Mar. 6
Mar. 2 Mar. 13
Mar. 9 Mar. 20
Mar. 16 Mar. 27
Mar. 23 Apr. 3
Mar. 30 Apr. 10
Apr. 6 Apr. 17
Apr. 13 Apr. 24

[Miami@71]

@deepinthemailstack
IRS doesn’t open until the 26th, so I assume they will start on the process then. But if you’re PATH like me, don’t expect a refund until after February 15th

[DeepInTheMailStack]

I must be in a test batch. The WMR shows “Refund Received”. I did it through TurboTax. Paid TurboTax upfront. I thought they weren’t accepting returns until 1/26/2026. Go figure.

Any idea when the refunds will go out?

[Bnlav]

Filed 1/6
Accepted 1/14
Path so I’ll be waiting until the end of Feb for return.

[Sparkleme01]

@brittlane08
Like a $4k difference!

[Brittany]

autocorrect BBB*

[Brittany]

What was different this year for the BBQ with you @sparkleme01

[Brittany]

@miami71
oh ok I filed yesterday with TaxSlayer and mine still just says sent

[WhiteWolf]

If I am accepted this early, does that mean test batch?

[Sparkleme01]

Kinda of excited about this years refund. I haven’t seen a refund like this since my kids were little. I am a salaried employee (2n grade teacher), I make the same each year give or take a few hundred bucks. My kids are 17 and 21 (21 year old is im college so I claimed the HOPE credit each year) but because of the “Big Beautiful Bill” my refund is HUGE this year.

[Sparkleme01]

Every year, I usually make it into the test batch! Fingers 🤞🏾 this year is the same!

[Miami@71]

@starsky
🎉🎉

[Miami@71]

@dandi
🎉🎉🎉

[Starsky]

Mine got accepted today as well. Let’s gooooooooo

[Dandi]

I filed yesterday and got accepted today. Yay for the early Test Batches!

[Miami@71]

@sbucha7
Hopefully you will get accepted soon. I filed in Tuesday, because I was waiting on the IP Pin to load. I just got accepted today.

[Shawn B]

@miami71 hopefully I can get thrown into the test patch. I took out a refund advance with Turbo Tax and could use it. I filed at like 1:15 this morning, but haven’t seen any acceptance yet.

[Miami@71]

Dear Traci,

We’re happy to tell you that your Federal income tax return, filed on 01/16/2026, has been accepted by the IRS.

Date of Acknowledgement: 01/16/2026
Acknowledgement Result: Accepted.

[Miami@71]

@brittlane08
I filed with Jackson Hewitt, and I received a notice from the IRS that I was accepted.

[Brittany]

How do you know if you got accepted and also who you filed with?

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