[K]

Filed 1/26
Accepted 1/26
Refund was sent to bank 2/2

[Good News Maybe]

I filed 1/17 accepted 1/19

Bars went missing on WMR 1/23 and have been gone since

Finally today I was able to order my tax return transcript.

WMR still has no bars and tax topic 152 also sbtpg.com is not showing any account for me.
Is being able to order my return transcript good news? If so when will WMR update showing a DDD?

[Anonymous]

Big question. Can you still get a DDD without a return script?

Filed 14th
accepted 19th
HNR Block
one bar no return script.

I am really hoping for a ddd tonight for 2/5 It is the big Wednesday update, I have noticed on these forums alot of people who filed and accepted 19th have been waiting longer then others, 2/9 is my 21 day mark and if they want to get my refund to me before 21 days it will have to be this Friday.

[yup]

It’s like like a bunch of squirrels out here looking for a nut

[Luf]

@Brittany

Was like that all day yesterday for me. Today it is back to being normal. I could still attempt to access on the phone though

[Jessica]

@tswan20 I also claimed that credit. Thanks for sharing. I filed 1/18 accepted 1/19 Been on one bar ever since on WMR.

[Monica]

Filed: 1/21/2916
Accepted: 1/22/2016
No DDD yet

Roommate filed hour after me, accepted next day and DDD of 2/3/2016 on 1/30/2016.

Both of our taxes were the same with dependants, not sure why his was accepted and mine was not. Both filed with HR Block.

[Anonymous]

I just spoke with the IRS, Mr. Ivey, I filed with turbo tax on 1/26, accepted on 1/26. He stated that it takes up to 72 hours for them to actually get it. They got mine on 1/28. So the day you “file” literally means nothing. Its the day that they actually get it.
I also asked about the American Education Credit, only some of them are being held back, not everyone who has the credit.
HE said there have been A LOT of complaints about the WMR site today. But to keep checking and after 21 days from the 1/28 date, to call back.
Hold time was maybe 1 min.

Hope this helps!!

[Katie]

Same position here as well :(

[Luf]

@Jim G… not really a waste of money since they are free. Well, maybe since they are blank it is technically the waste of postage. That’s it.

[waiting]

Filed 1/27/16@3:30pm
Accepted 1/27/16 after 4pm

Still no ddd?? and 1 bar processing Hope I’m included in the 5th pool lol also nys income tax return says no information as of yet so don’t know what’s going on with that? Anyone get that message?

[Sandi]

Filed 1/29
Accepted 1/29 @ 1:07 pm CT

Still waiting on DDD & have the single bar on WMR.

[Kai]

Yup, 1/14 here. No bars.

[FeliciaTN]

I filed 1/7 rejected 1/12 Refiled 1/12 accepted 1/14 Had 1 bar on WMR since 1/14 lost bars 2/2 I can order acct transcript since 1/29. Hope we get DDD in the a.m..

[Brittany]

Okay so i was able to access my account tranny for over a wk now when i try to go login it says my address on file doesn’t match!! Have this ever happened to sum1 if soo what was the outcome??

[Jo]

k, thank you. Hopefully WMR updates tonight and I get a date.

[allura]

@Missy thank you for your info, that helps some.

[FeliciaTN]

I also lost my bars today. Filed 1/7 rejected 1/12 IP PIN. Refiled 2/12 accepted 1/14.

[Amanda]

@Tessa thanks I called yesterday but the lady would not give me any info, but I am going to call back and see if I can get any info today

[kayla]

nope!
Filed 1/25, accepted 1/25 and it says on their website that my refund is delayed. Possible reasons could include missing or incomplete information, etc etc and that it could take 8-10 weeks to see my refund.

At first I saw a lot of people getting that same message so I thought it was a default message or some kind of glitch. But I did my friends taxes and checked on her refund today and hers was authorized for DD on Feb 1! And hers was 10x the amount of mine.

Weird I think…

[AshleeBee]

Filed w/ TT on 1/13/16
Accept by IRS on 01/14/16
Able to request Account Transcripts
As of 1:12pm CST still can not order Return Transcripts
Had 1 bar from 01/14/16-02/01/16, 152 Tax Topic
Lost all bars early this morning after WMR update

Let’s keep our fingers crossed that those accepted on 01/14/16 get an updated tomorrow morning.

[Anonymous]

DDD 2/3. $3K. Filed 1/20. Approved 1/30. As of today SBBT says they took fees out and sent. Just waiting for deposit now.

[Missy]

I just called the advocate again asking general questions. I wanted to get more information about the loss of bars. She said she has had numerous calls and when she checks she finds mostly that its because they are putting refunds into the system. Hops this is true and we get update with DDD in the am

[dee]

My tax lady used the wrong account number for my direct deposit (fudge cake!) both state and federal… State was authorized but it never hit my account because, well, wrong info! Federal it was received on the 21st (still one bar)…. what should I do next??? (state of California BTW)

[kayla]

Nope!
Filed 1/25 @1:53pm
Accepted 1/25 @ 2:52pm
1 bar on WMR w tax topic 152
And my CA refund says it is delayed for 8-10 weeks?!?
I don’t really care about that one but still…

[momjess]

I filed 1/29 at almost midnight, got the accepted email at 12:15a.m. 1/30, was able to order return transcript at 11pm last night (2/1). Hopeful for a ddd of 2/5 tomorrow morning.

[Anonymous]

@Amanda …I am also in Texas & my bars also disappeared Saturday & they are still not back today. I called the IRS 3 times today. 1st I was told I needed to verify my id, then when I called to verify my id, I was told they had no record of that, I needed to wait until I received a letter, so I called the IRS back & was told my account was in review & I had been bumped back a couple of weeks because of it. But now hearing you’re having the same issues further let’s me know the IRS is full of crap! They just tell us anything to get us off the phone. All we can do is just wait, I’m tired if trying to figure it out. If they pay me they pay me, if they don’t oh, well, I survived a whole year without it, what’s 1 more?

[katrina]

I think that’s true. Too much is put into transcripts. The best thing one can do is to check WMR and “hurry up and wait”. I see so often where people bash the IRS on here and say they put out false information. I think they put out a lot of blanket information in order to cut down on calls.

[Anonymous]

I’m in the same boat. Sbtpg says they’ve taken fees out and sent my money. No dep yet, nothing pending. Netspend.

[Anonymous]

We need to get this party started in the a.m.! Lol.

[DavidNYC]

I filed accepted on 1/19. Bars disappeared on Saturday morning and NO tax topic, just a generic message saying “Your tax return is still being processed. A refund date will be provided when available.”

Amount is still there. Can still order account trans but no return with my OLD address. SW IRS yesterday and they said my return hasn’t finished processing but may take up to 8 weeks if they find something wrong with it”

Miserable.. Anyone else with the same message?

[Allagog]

Dear everyone,

“Mines” is not a word, unless of course you’re talking about land mines but I don’t think that’s what’s going on here. “Mine’s” is a word, but it’s a contraction of “mine is,” not a possessive pronoun. Good luck to us with ourses tax refunds!

[Anonymous]

DDD 2/3 Netspend. As of 7am (west coast) SBBT says they have already sent my money to Netspend. No deposit to my card yet. Nothing pending still. Shouldn’t it be pending if they have it?

[Cynthia]

Yep same for me as well, checked SBBT at noon today wasn’t there, checked an hour later and it is there now. My bank has not received it yet but I’m sure it will be there later today or tomorrow. Good Luck!

[Kai]

Filed/Accepted: 1/14

No bars as of today…

[GINA]

My return get accepted on 1/13 and i am still waiting, the IRS site says “Your tax return is still being processed. A refund date will be provided when available.
i have no offsite

[Lynzye Debenport]

I also have a question. My bank account is showing not pending transactions.. Does that matter as far as if the money will be there tomorrow or can it just basically show up?

[Amanda]

I am from Texas all my bars disappeared Saturday, and are still gone, I cannot order a return transcript yet, does anyone have any information that is helpful

[Lynzye Debenport]

I filed Jan15th got accepted Jan19th got approved on the 22nd and got a date that I would receive my money on the 3rd which is tomorrow….. I really hope so wish me luck everyone!!

[Dee]

@cocoariffic I ordered mine last week (account only) and it came yesterday. It was blank. So likely they are saying they dont have information but you can order them. It even had 2015 on the top. Hope thats helps clear up the confusion a little.

[April Southerland]

Being a CSR rep myself, especially during Open Enrollment for Health Insurance (worked for Marketplace) and rush for college students I can assure you CSR reps will tell you ANYTHING to get you off the phone and on to the next person.
CSR’s are only worried about one thing, ACH. We worry about our average call handle time, most places I have worked at has been under 5 minutes. Last place I worked at was 4 minutes. Now for the Marketplace, there was no ACH because some calls were new applications and took almost 2 hours sometimes.
When I was getting calls back to back and people were complaining about every single little detail, YEP instead of getting frustrated and telling you to jump off a bridge I will say whatever makes you happy in order to move to a more pleasant person. Now if I can calm you down and try to work it out, I will do my best to help you in anyway possible.
When it came to college students and they would call in after their school would take their systems down for maintenance bitching about, “My homework is due tonight and I can’t turn it in.” The first thought in your head is well they give you six days to turn it in every week and you wait until the last second. You can’t say that but oh you are so thinking it. I would just politely tell them, we can escalate this issue and it will be working within 24 hours. I had no idea that it would be working within 24 hours but that is called a stock answer.
I am betting that the IRS works the same way with their CSR’s also. They more than likely have a script of some sort that they have to read whenever you call in and ask them a number of questions. When will my refund arrive? Stock Answer… So on and so forth.
Not meaning to ramble on or anything, but being on the other side of the call I know what these people are going through, However call center work is my favorite job because its simple but it can be so stressful. I have came out of work crying because I couldn’t help people with no income get anything affordable because their state chose not to expand Medicaid.
So when you are on a call with these people, please don’t give them too hard of a time lol. I am sure they are just like us anxious to receive their money too.

[Hailey2016]

@alyusha thanks for the info.
I just hope that a weeks delay is all it is… I’m nervous as hell to be honest… I think it’s wrong to make people wait 21 days for information that could’ve been told sooner if it’s preventing your refund from going through. I ?? nothing’s wrong with mines since I used my new address to file

[Erin]

I called the IRS and they told me they can’t give me any information, but after reading some of these it looks some people are able to get answers. I just want to know if there is a hold up. I was accepted on the 19th but still not approved and there are people that filed after me that show approved. I tried to order the return transcripts and its not available. Any advice???

[Jessica]

Hey All!

I just wanted to let you know that after I posted earlier, I called ((800) 829-0582 ext. 652) and spoke to an extremely nice woman. I too, also fibbed a bit and told her that I was getting conflicting information about the status on the website- I told her I was getting a topic 151, whatever that is…. THE GREAT NEWS IS, she told me that my refund was set to deposit on the 5TH!

Be patient fellow 23ers, yours is coming too!

[Pam]

1/27 filed and accepted, 1 bar and not able to order transcript.. I received a text telling state deposited yesterday. ( Oklahoma) fed with hr block..

Now!! I just left hr blocks office, since I was told my state deposited in someone else’s account.. So the lady at hr block said its their account and since state came first, they took my refund to cover my fees for what I owed to file.. And I will receive the rest.. Wasn’t happy about that.. But what can ya do??

I did ask a few questions and only got a couple of answers.. I anything was wrong, I would of received a letter or she could of seen it..
Since 1/20 no one she knew of had a DDD yet.
And weekends do not count for the 21 day wait..

[Winnie]

So if I still have my bar on wmr, I wont get an update tomorrow?

[Toni]

@GA Bird, yes I have that same issue. Can’t get any transcripts. Still on one bar with WMR and SBBT doesn’t have my Money yet. Ugh.

[NatalieK]

I filed & was accepted on 1/26 and still only have one bar.

[Anonymous]

Federal: Filed 1/13, accepted 1/14
OR State: filed 1/19, received DD a few days later!

Filed with TT with fees.

I had 1 bar and 152 tax topic until Saturday. Then missing bars and no code.

I was unable to order any transcript using old or new address until today: I could order return and account, but only using my old address

Things different from last year’s return: I filed EIC, AOC, and changed marital status and address

[Kai]

Filed 1/14, today on WMR the bars disappeared. Hope that means tomorrow I will have a DDD!

[Upset]

My bars went missing last night at some point. Filed and accepted 1/14. Can order account transcript since last Friday, still unable to order return transcript. Still have Topic 152.

Fingers crossed for DDD tomorrow, as this seemed to happen last week to people that got their DDD’s.

[Kathryn]

Ok I owe the IRS 101.00 because of an error. I called the offset line and there is no info on this amount. It says I don’t owe.
I filed on the 24th. Was approved on the 24th and I have no update after. Help?
We are moving soon so like many need this to do so.
Any info would be appreciated.

[2016 Tax payer]

Maybe the wmr app and irs website is so bombarded with people checking that its lagging on showing more bars…(maybe idk for sure just assuming) i mean there are THOUSANDS of people im sure checking non stop so it could just be that its over loaded.. That’s what I’m thinking… Helps keeps the anxiety at bay lol

[Sue G]

How do you know your cycle number. I ordered return transcript this morning. Anyone know if that really matters?

[Dollskin]

Oh and I meant to add I am in Texas so I am just waiting on my federal return. No state.

[Dollskin]

I have used TurboTax for years and Netspend for years (before turbotax started promoting them) This year I filed 1/27, I was accepted @ 10:48am EST and am still waiting.

Last year I filed the same day just at night and received my DD 3 DAYS AFTER! Netspend releases funds immediately so no wait once the funds hit.

This year IS brutal!

[Melanie]

Okay, I’ve just received the dreaded amend your return notice from the IRS. I have to fax the misssing form 8962 and other required papers and the notice says refunds will be issued 6 to 8 weeks after they receive it. I’ve been hearing different things all day–from 2 weeks to 16 weeks.

I’d like to hear anyone else’s experience with this and above all, the answer we all want–will this delay the refund? It’s hard to figure out if the delay is for the entire refund or only the new, extra amount they now owe me after completing the missing form.

Thanks and I want to stress that I will be back here posting my own results as soon as anything changes because I know how frustrating this is for all of us in the same boat.

[Anonymous]

OK so I called the IRS to order my transcripts for 2015 filed taxes. I called due to the website not accepting my address. They told me that 2015 transcripts were not available for ANYONE yet. So to all the people who claim to have ordered their transcripts already…. Are you positive that you didn’t order 2014 transcripts? Did the IRS give me false information? I spoke to a family member who works for hr block who also confirmed what the IRS told me. Now I’m really confused….

[Anonymous]

Do you guys know, if you get red flagged does the refund still get sent or do they hold the refund?

[Neo]

Filed & Accepted 1/21

Bars went missing Saturday. No codes, just the 21 day message.

I have gotten a refund before without my WMR updating before. Maybe that’ll happen this year.

Sad face.

[accepted1919]

@BING @Alyusha Thank you! you guys give me hope. I’ve been worried something is wrong with my return. The only thing i did different was claim my ex bf for 8 months instead of 12 months because we broke up but the last 5 years I have been claiming him and our kids for 12 months. I hope everyone gets an update soon.* fingers crossed *

[Alyusha]

I firmly believe that because of fraud and whatever the IRS is doing to prevent it is the cause of the delay here. It is even stated by the IRS here.

http://www.nbcnews.com/business/taxes/new-tax-fraud-safeguards-may-mean-delays-getting-refunds-n503891

and based upon this IRS calendar, the IRS did not even begin processing returns until 1/25, no matter how early anyone filed.

https://www.irs.gov/irm/part3/34760002.html

This is based on facts, and not opinions.

I file on opening day ever year, and have always gotten my return back in less than 10 days. IT was 8 days last year. So based upon this, if the IRS had a 1 week delay (which would make sense) then my return this year would be refunded this week. Which almost has to happen, because me, among millions of other people who filed on 1/19 and before will be hitting 21 days next week and I can only imagine that receiving hundreds of thousands of calls per day from people asking about the status of their returns (and now they have to, or in their words “can” look into it) will cause a ton of added stress and work for them.

So to put it lightly.. If I were the IRS, I would be trying to make damn sure all the people who were accepted on 1/19 and earlier were processed by 2/5/2016.

All in all, it sucks that there is a delay, it has me worried, i am stressing, annoyed and pissed… But the week long delay does add up. Hope this helps calm some nerves, it has made me feel a lil better.

[Yes]

@m

When I did my taxes with taxact, I opted in for the text message status updates. So, I got a text message from Republic Bank to my cell phone with the message.

[RYCHIE]

*UPDATE* & PLEASE HELP

BEEN FOLLOWING AND POSTING ON THIS THREAD FOR DAYS NOW
FILE 1/12
ACCEPTED 1/14
SBBT COULD NOT LOCATE MY ACCOUNT AT ALL SINCE LAST WEEK
NO APPROVAL YET
BARS DISAPPEARD LAST NIGHT

TODAY I CHECKED SBBT AND IT SAYS THAT MY EXPECTED AMOUNT IS XXXX (NOT LITERALLY XXXX)

BUT IT SAYS ANYTHING HAS BEEN RECEIVED YET

WHAT DOES THIS MEAN?

[MCRT88]

EXACTLY @KKATE, THANK YOU.

[Vanessa]

so….. as i posted yesterday, i was given the TPP number to call but i didn’t have all the required info so i waited until today to call. just got off the phone with them & the lady was rude, didn’t want to help me & said she didn’t see any reason why they sent me to her as nothing on my file indicated ID theft and i needed to wait 21 days from acceptance to even call again.

i honestly hate the IRS, why so much back and forth, no one has any real answers and they all just move you around from one person to the next just to get you off the line. so now i am stuck with this stupid code, no bars & no DDD, waiting for one of these stupid IRS reps to decide to actually tell me the truth about what the hell is going on.

[2016 Tax payer]

Does anyone know what bank TurboTax uses? Filed 1/27 irs recevied 1/28
Still 1 bar, and chose to get my refund on a netspend card which hopefully will be in the mail today or tomorrow

[Alyusha]

From what I have read, no. It will just come out and not delay anything. As to if it is an offset or not, I am not sure. You can try calling the offset hotline to see if it is listed there or not.

[Bob]

That’s simply untrue. I ordered both of my account and return transcripts on 1/29. I got them in the mail yesterday, and they are not blank.

Filed & Accepted 1/24
Ordered Transcripts 1/29
WMR Updated to 2nd bar 1/30
DDD 2/3
SBBT sent my refund to my bank on 2/2

[Anonymous]

Most people who filed 1/19 haven’t gotten their refund because I believe the IRS intentionally is scrutinizing this year for early filers. You will get it in 21 days, but not much before.

New Tax Fraud Safeguards May Mean Delays in Getting Refunds (Jan 25, 2016)
“Everyone’s focus now is on getting it right, rather than getting the refund out the door in a hurry,” said Verenda Smith, deputy director of the Federation of Tax Administrators.

http://www.nbcnews.com/business/taxes/new-tax-fraud-safeguards-may-mean-delays-getting-refunds-n503891

[Anonymous]

Just got a call my check is there at my tax preparer

refund approved. 1/30

Refund dd. 2/03

Refund sent. 2/02

Good luck everybody!

[KKate]

I’m tired of the people whining about people whining!!! If you don’t want to be part of a discussion sharing concerns, expressing frustration, or coming up with potential reasons then DON’T come on this forum! People saying others are whining is ridiculous, no one is forcing you to participate in this thread! Clearly you care or wouldn’t be here either!

[allura]

@Texasgirl, thank you for answering my question, l lost my bars also, with 152 still there, I was able to order return transcript yesterday to be mailed. then the bards disappeared. I really thought I would get a ddd this morning, no missing bars

[Jo]

I’m in the same boat.
I filed and was accepted on 1/20.
Was able to order my account transcript on 1/29 but I still can’t order my return transcript.
Wmr is still on one bar :(

[missingintn]

i filed 1/11/16 and was accepted 1/14/16. I lost my bars last night with topic 152 :(

[Author]

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