What is code 9001?

WHAT DOES IRS REFERENCE NUMBER 9001 REALLY MEAN?

See what happened in prior years for people who got Code 9001:

Thanks to our friends at The College Investor, here is some more information about Reference Code 9001.

“….IRS Code 9001: “Taxpayer accessed Refund Status using a secondary TIN. Refund Status could not be returned. Get a Primary TIN Analyze account and follow appropriate IRM.”

The IRS has an entire manual dedicated to errors and problems that they encounter during the course of doing business. Some of these codes are directly related to your tax return, and some are related to something else. For the most part, codes less than 2000 are related directly to your return. Anything higher (like code 9001), it’s related to something totally different – so right there, stop freaking out…..”

Questions about other codes you see on Where’s My Refund? Look at our guide on reference codes.