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My tax refund still says topic 152 no bars just processing what's the hold up

Self Employment  claimed eic and child tax

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JeanneLO
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My tax refund still says topic 152 no bars just processing what's the hold up

Topic 152 means the IRS is still processing your return. Once the processing is complete your status will be updated.

Also:

  • By law, the IRS cannot issue refunds before mid-February for tax returns that claim the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) or the Additional Child Tax Credit (ACTC). While the IRS will process your return when it is received, it cannot issue related refunds before mid-February. The IRS expects the earliest EITC/ACTC related refunds to be available in taxpayer bank accounts or on debit cards starting on Feb 27, 2018, if they chose direct deposit and there are no other issues with the tax return.

 Please click this link for more information:

https://www.irs.gov/taxtopics/tc152

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My tax refund still says topic 152 no bars just processing what's the hold up

All I get since my 2018 return is the 152 we apologize we need more time 3 separate letters. now it states that on my 2019 . 

no money no stimulus payment

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