Be careful about relying on comparison with your friend! I filed on January 24th at exactly 8:15 AM and my colleague filed at 3:45 PM the same day. She got her refund on February 8th, and mine didn't come until February 15th. The IRS processes returns in batches of precisely 7-10 million at a time, and your position in the queue can make a difference of up to 14 days, even if you filed on the same calendar date. If you don't see any movement by February 14th (exactly 21 days), then you should start investigating further.

Has anyone checked if PATH Act delays might be affecting this return? If you claimed EITC or ACTC, the IRS is legally prohibited from issuing your refund before mid-February, regardless of when you filed. Are you claiming any refundable credits?

Isn't it crazy how we file as early as possible to get our refunds quickly, but then end up waiting longer than people who file in March? I'm in the same boat - filed January 29th with CTC/EIC and still nothing. My transcript says N/A for 2023. What's the point of the February 15th PATH Act date if they're still going to make us wait until April? Why even accept returns in January if they're not going to look at them until March?

I was in your friend's exact situation last year - filed January 28th with both credits. Nothing happened until March 23rd, then suddenly my transcript updated, WMR changed to approved, and I had my money 3 days later. This year I filed February 15th instead, and I already got my refund last week. From comparing with others in my tax groups, it seems like January filers with credits are actually waiting longer than mid-February filers. The system is definitely not first-come-first-served!

It might be worth contacting your bank directly to see if they can check for any pending deposits or rejected transactions. Sometimes, particularly with certain financial institutions, they might possibly have received the deposit but placed a temporary hold on it due to various verification requirements. Additionally, you could potentially request that they specifically look for any incoming ACH transfers from the Treasury Department, as these might occasionally be processed differently than regular deposits.

I just learned something important about this year's refund processing that might help explain your situation: Step 1: The IRS is batching refunds differently this year. Some deposits that would normally go out on Wednesdays are now being processed on Fridays. Step 2: The Treasury Department has implemented new fraud prevention measures that can add 1-3 business days to the processing time after your DDD. Step 3: Many banks don't process incoming government deposits on weekends, so if your DDD was a Thursday or Friday, it might not hit until the following Tuesday or Wednesday. Step 4: If your refund amount was over $10,000, additional verification is automatically triggered, which doesn't show up in the WMR tool but will delay your deposit.

This is SO FRUSTRATING!!! I'm in the exact same boat and I need my money NOW! Filed January 23rd the minute the system opened, accepted same day, and I'm still waiting with the same codes you have! I've planned everything around getting this refund by mid-February and now I'm having to put car repairs on credit cards! I've called the IRS 14 times and can't get through to anyone! I'm checking my transcript every single morning at 6am hoping to see that beautiful 846 code!

Got accepted 1/23. Had 570/971 codes. Waited 3 weeks. DDD appeared last Thursday. Money deposited Tuesday. No contact from IRS. No changes to refund amount. Just normal processing. Path Act doesn't apply to me either. System works slowly. Just wait.

I think I might have some helpful information about this... I had an 810 code this filing season and verified through ID.me on March 2nd. My transcript didn't update for about 12 days, then suddenly showed a 971 notice issued. Four days after that, I received code 846 with a DDD. So approximately 16 days total from verification to having a deposit date. From what I understand, there's generally a 9-21 day window for processing after verification, but it can sometimes be faster or slower depending on your specific tax situation and whether there are any other issues they need to review.

OMG this whole process is INSANE!! 😡 I had no idea what I was getting into with this 810 code! I verified my identity last week and I'm STILL waiting for any updates. My rent is due next week and I'm freaking out! Has anyone tried calling the Taxpayer Advocate Service instead? I heard they can sometimes push things through faster if you have a hardship situation? I'm seriously considering that route because this wait is unbearable!