Dreaded Tax Topic 152 again

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February 7, 2022
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Filed 2/4, accepted 2/4. TOday I checked Where's My Refund and it's showing the dreaded topic 152. Last year I filed with TurboTax and my refund ended up taking more like 6 weeks than 3 weeks. I know everything with the IRS is a mess this year. Any sense of whether Tax Topic 152 indicates a problem this year, or just that things are in progress?

lora143

Level 3

It just going to take a little time to make sure people deducting their child tax advance that went from July to December this year. They say by march 1 people should start receiving refund if claiming unearned income or child tax credit

mama0105Author

Level 4

So Lora, are you saying that it seems that everyone who got child tax credit advance is seeing tax topic 152? That makes sense. I certainly expect things to take time this year, but tax topic 152 last year was chaotic.

DianeW777

Level 15

The IRS provided information about the release of the child tax credit (CTC) and the earned income credit (EIC) in advance so that taxpayers could prepare for it. They want to put those returns through some checks and balances before releasing the refund.

The IRS expects the earliest EIC and additional CTC related refunds to be available in taxpayer bank accounts or on debit cards by March 1 if they chose direct deposit and there are no other issues with their tax return. However, some taxpayers may see their refunds a few days earlier.

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AliciaP1

Level 13

You can keep yourself updated regarding any IRS refund delays or issues here:

Topic No. 152 Refund Information

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mama0105Author

Level 4

Honestly, the IRS tax topic 152 pages is one of the least useful pages/responses. It says nothing. It doesn't tell you what's going on. The IRS explanation is vague. Guiding people to this page is not helpful.