There's no reason to necessarily be concerned, so please don't worry. The bars on the IRS.gov's "Where's My Refund"
webpage (which it is believed you are asking about) change all of the
time. Not all tax returns are identical, and so they move through the
IRS processing system at various speeds. Other factors causing delays and increased refund
processing times this year are several new laws and executive orders
that the IRS has been charged with implementing, including those of the PATH act.
If your tax return is chosen for further review, then the website should state that clearly, and also let you know to expect an IRS notice by mail. (You haven't observed that happen, have you?)
Taxpayers
who do have their returns held for review, and who expect to receive an
IRS notice, tell us that such a message appears clearly on the Where's My Refund
website. The behavior that you observe in the graphical bars is more
likely an indicator that your tax return is moving normally through the
processing system. It could also be that the IRS is checking for
additional information on something related to your tax return . . . perhaps causing a small delay.
If enough time passes after filing (21 days after e-file, or 6 weeks after paper file), and there is no new information, at that time the IRS indicates that you can call them, using the phone number provided on their Where's My Refund website.
For
now, the best recommended course of action is patience. The IRS doesn't always
move as fast as taxpayers would like (especially when waiting for a
refund). Also, as noted above, the 2016 tax year may be particularly slow, due to factors that are outside of our control.
There's no reason to necessarily be concerned, so please don't worry. The bars on the IRS.gov's "Where's My Refund"
webpage (which it is believed you are asking about) change all of the
time. Not all tax returns are identical, and so they move through the
IRS processing system at various speeds. Other factors causing delays and increased refund
processing times this year are several new laws and executive orders
that the IRS has been charged with implementing, including those of the PATH act.
If your tax return is chosen for further review, then the website should state that clearly, and also let you know to expect an IRS notice by mail. (You haven't observed that happen, have you?)
Taxpayers
who do have their returns held for review, and who expect to receive an
IRS notice, tell us that such a message appears clearly on the Where's My Refund
website. The behavior that you observe in the graphical bars is more
likely an indicator that your tax return is moving normally through the
processing system. It could also be that the IRS is checking for
additional information on something related to your tax return . . . perhaps causing a small delay.
If enough time passes after filing (21 days after e-file, or 6 weeks after paper file), and there is no new information, at that time the IRS indicates that you can call them, using the phone number provided on their Where's My Refund website.
For
now, the best recommended course of action is patience. The IRS doesn't always
move as fast as taxpayers would like (especially when waiting for a
refund). Also, as noted above, the 2016 tax year may be particularly slow, due to factors that are outside of our control.
This tax year has been a nightmare..,filed my taxes 2/1/18 got so called accepted same day..today is 3/31/18...over the last month and a half I had to do ID verification and another waiting game...talk to irs again yesterday and was told my taxes are under review and a letter was sent out to me explaining details on 3/28...have not received that yet..also said that my taxes will start being processed April 9th and can take 45 days before DDD....but I was assured that I was not being audited...lol...what's the different?
I went thru the same thing last year and i still haven't recvd my refund.....still fighting w the irs