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2020 Pathers EITC/ACTC Update here

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Alright, it’s another year. If you have EITC and/or ACTC please provide your details and updates here.

Filed: 1/20 using TT

EITC/ACTC

Accepted: 1/21

WMR: One bar so far...topic 152.

macuser_22Answer

Alumni - Champ

Expert Reviewed

It is what it is. No matter what you think the IRS probably can careless as they make the rules. Not trying to be rude but be thankful you're getting money back to begin with. Waiting an extra week or two shouldn't make your financial work collapse. Or you could go live in a 3rd world country where they take taxes and give nothing back.

@caron1981 wrote:

It is what it is. No matter what you think the IRS probably can careless as they make the rules.taxes and give nothing back.

Just a slight clarification. The IRS does NOT make the rules. It is called the PATH ACT, because it was an act of Congress, (a law) that made the "rule which is a law. The IRS only applies and enforces the law that Congress passed.

The reason for the delay is to allow time for the IRS to receive W-2's and other forms to verify income before blindly paying claimed refunds that are based on that income in order to prevent tax fraud by claiming refunds that are based on income that does not exist. Claiming fake income to get EIC/ACTC credits was a high runner tax fraud prior to the PATH ACT.

**Disclaimer: This post is for discussion purposes only and is NOT tax advice. The author takes no responsibility for the accuracy of any information in this post.**

Lvlybrneyes37Author

Level 6

Update: My bar was removed and replaced with the PATH message. It’ll be mid-late February for any other updates. But, I’ll check every week. Lol

Lvlybrneyes37Author

Level 6

Morning! Anyone get the PATH Act message to replace the bars on WMR?

Shelbyashirley

Level 6

Direct from the IRS ... stop wasting your time with the codes on transcripts ... at anytime the return could be pulled for a review and the code may or may not change right away ... and calling the IRS prior to next week will and should get you hung up on ... the IRS is short staffed and overworked so "looking up" something you can get online is a waste of their time.

Will calling you help me get my refund any faster?
No. Our phone and walk-in representatives can only research the status of your refund 21 days after you filed electronically; 6 weeks after you mailed your paper return; or if Where’s My Refund?directs you to contact us.

Will Where’s My Refund? show me when I’ll receive my refund?
Where’s My Refund? will give you a personalized date after we process your return and approve your refund.

Will ordering a transcript help me find out when I’ll get my refund?
A tax transcript will not help you find out when you’ll get your refund. The information transcripts have about your account does not necessarily reflect the amount or timing of your refund. They are best used to validate past income and tax filing status for mortgage, student and small business loan applications, and to help with tax preparation.

@Critter as SOMEONE WHO HAS worked in customer service for years. NO no one should just be hung up on period. I had simple questions because things aren’t going as they have for the past 4-5 years. So a simple explanation would have been fine. Ma’am. 🙄

Ldynay85

Level 5

I filed 1/18/20 and still says pending. IRS hasn't accepted yet.

Dannii

Level 2

I filed mines on Jan 23,2020.. Head of house/ with dependent.. still pending.. the irs hasn’t accepted mines neither!! How is others being accepted!! But not mines!! I’m so confused!!

Michaelmrk01

Level 2

[profanity removed ]is a mines? 🧐🤨

msharper27

Level 3

Filed jan 18 still pending but was told monday it will update.

Kclark21010

Level 2

Some early filers were accepted into the early test batch. The IRS doesn't start accepting returns until the 27th!

Bosrox81

Level 5

I have ACTC and was accepted 1/13 and processed on 1/25/20... Says refund coming 1/29/20. I think i was in early batch.

Lvlybrneyes37Author

Level 6

@Bosrox81 I think you may mean CTC. No one with ACTC and/or EITC will see any updates until Feb. 15th or after. CTC is not included in Path.

brsawyer

Level 6

hey everyone!

filed: 1/20

accepted by irs: 1/22

i have only 1 bar on the wmr tool.

how do i know if i have both the child credits?

the child tax credit and the other one??

tiffluv81

Level 6

you can upload your documents and under credits there would be something called child tax credit or EIC etc. look to far right..

Jazzy89

Level 5

Hey guys my big sister has worked for the irs for 5 years now and she stated no one with Eic or Actc has ddd

brsawyer

Level 6

i looked at my 1040 and it says

Earned income credit (EIC) and then has the amount

and then it has

Additional child tax credit. Attach Schedule 8812 .. then has a amount of $

does that mean i am claiming both

???

Lvlybrneyes37Author

Level 6

@brsawyer It’s safe to say that you have EIC and ACTC. The Path Act has us (claiming those credits) in a holding pattern until mid February.

brsawyer

Level 6

thank you 🙂

so usually from what i remember from last year, wmr goes from accepted and then like drops the bars to the path act and i think a week later it updated to 2 bars but i forget.

i got my deposit on 2/17 last year, and im hoping for the same thing this year..

BellaNJakesMom

Level 5

Hello Alll..

Filed TT:1/15/2020

Status Pending on TT earlier today

@1181_2:53 am Return Received by IRS, still pending on TT, but no update on WMR.

Called [phone number removed] and my Return has BERN accepted and being processed but, TT STILL SHOWS PENDING!

Now I wait for Path message..

Jojo89

Level 4

Mine is the same on Turbo tax I filed 1/13 it got transmitted today at 12:15pm and received by the irs at the same time status saying pending. Looked on the irs website it says RECEIVED why isn’t Turbo tax updating because that means the return was Accepted.

Gaby33

Level 2

Filed using TT: 1/17

Accepted by IRS: 1/27

EITC/ACTC

WMR has 1 bar topic 152

Was preapproved for 500 advance but no email confirming this and no money after about 2 hours.

Jojo89

Level 4

I thought u was suppose to receive the refund advance a hour instant after your return is accepted. Mines was received a hour after I got accepted last year

Gaby33

Level 2

I thought so too but I havent even gotten an email confirming the advance so I'm not sure. Just got the card today. Will post if I recieve the advance and when.