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New Member
posted May 31, 2019 7:43:18 PM

I know payment is being held until Feb 15 if I claimed eic but will I at least see if the refund was approved before then?

I mean approved not a refund date.

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Level 15
May 31, 2019 7:43:20 PM

Yes, but probably not until Feb. The IRS matches W-2 data entry against the employer's forms, which are due to them by Jan 31.

https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p2043en.pdf

https://www.irs.gov/individuals/refund-timing

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Level 15
May 31, 2019 7:43:20 PM

Yes, but probably not until Feb. The IRS matches W-2 data entry against the employer's forms, which are due to them by Jan 31.

https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p2043en.pdf

https://www.irs.gov/individuals/refund-timing

New Member
May 31, 2019 7:43:20 PM

Thank you. I thought as much.