My state was sent to me but still waiting on my federal is anyone else’s still waiting or did u get urs

[robertgarreau]

I filled at the beginning of the month of January and my federal was excepted on the 16 th of January and it told me that I should be reserving my refund by the 6th of this month but still nothing and I call the irs number and visit the cote like I am told to and still nothing

[JulieS]

Yes, people who file very early and have refundable credits on their tax returns like Earned Income Credit and Additional Child Tax Credit are seeing delays in their federal refunds.

The first reason is the PATH act. If you have refundable credits, you will not get your federal refund before February 15, no matter how early you file. Follow this link for more about the PATH Act. 

Additionally, the IRS is trying new ways to detect fraud, which is resulting in delays. As always, you can use the Where's my refund? tool to track your refund after it is accepted.