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2020 Pathers EITC/ACTC Update here

Forum|Forum|6 years ago
January 24, 2020
1209 replies
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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.

Best answer by macuser_22

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.

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trishc7380

Level 6

Does anyone know if they count weekends for the 21 day waiting period? I filed Feb 3rd. Got my state taxes today. Was really shocked as they were just accepted the 6th. Thanks

barbie2064

Level 2

Someone said on igmr that they do count. Which is good!! But wat abt President's Day, will that make a difference?

DESTENE71

Level 2

I filed with TT on 2/8/20 and my federal was immediately accepted, state took 2 days but was accepted as well. I have EIC AND ACTC. I have been checking it and of course I got the error message and read that the IRS would send me a confirmation email that they had received it. So I did more research everyday since then and saw that someone said that you had to enter your federal amount without state added in. I did that and got the same message so I checked with my state (Alabama) and saw that they had received my return, yet and still I had no conf. Email from anyone but TT, today I checked the IRS app and they have acknowledged that they have received my return, currently waiting on my other bars who I'm pretty sure won't pop up until the end of the month. Not sure if this will help anyone but I found answers and little things I could do to check in groups like this😁

BellaNJakesMom

Level 5

Filed 1/15

Accepted 1/27

Updated to Path 2/1

Checked WMR at 630 this morning and says my info doesnt match.

Anyone else today?

233Hooks

Level 2

Filed with TT 2/1 claiming ACTC

Fed Return accepted 2/1

Updated to one bar with tt 152 on 2/3

bars and amount disappeared 2/12

wmr saying tax return currently processing

anyone know when the system might update?

Jaswiththeplan

Level 4

😂😂😂 Y’all are hilarious!!!! 😂😂😂 OMG all

of y’all are trippin but I’m here for it!! Feel like I need to sip some wine reading through this thread

Shelbyashirley

Level 6

SO I just want to say

inhave a MINOR update after midnight ...for my return transcripts are no longer blank , other bottom ones are BUT these ones are available now!

my info is on it and my cycle changed to 20200705

07 is for Thursday’s and 05 is weekly so whoever is in this batch we update weekly in Thursday’s your welcome

caron1981

Level 6

@bdorsey006its just a lot. I don’t have social media for this exact reason. People think being ignorant is okay. And it’s TAXES. Everyone assumes everyone is wrong because THEY didn’t experience the same thing as others and they want to argue, or be mad because people have kids and have these credits?

Just a news FLASH to everyone who is rude, my family for instance, my husband used to be military, he was discharged or AN ALLERGY in 2014, we were already pregnant with our second when this happened. So yes we then became low income. Was on birth control and still got pregnant with our third. AND MY TUBES ARE TIED AND STILL GOT PREGNANT. I love all my children and God controls obviously even when we TRY to prevent it.

everyone with children aren’t just popping out babies and planning to have more to GET MORE MONEY. My husband works really hard all year round. When we get these taxes back you know what it pays for?
new clothes for four kids, rent for a few months, Christmas for the kids so they don’t feel sad at Christmas, DAYCARE, fooooooood, CAR INSPECTION AND REPAIRS!!! Debt from when our car was repoed because the MILITARY discharged my husband for an ALLERGY. He was planning on staying IN FOR RETIREMENT!

racist comments are NOT NEEDED in this thread. Someone who is bored and old and resentful to people with kids don’t need to be here. If your not being positive or JUST ASKING a question YOU DONT NEED TO BE HERE. It’s really ignorant, upsetting to people who can’t help their circumstances . Some people took preventative measures. Some people WORK ALL YEAR! Not everyone gets their taxes and blow it on dumb stuff. You say it’s a glorified “welfare” check well, honestly, what it sounds like to me is some people who are resentful tot hose who get these credits, obviously didn’t get a spouse, or have a child, and are taking it out on others because they have no one to claim. Thats what it sounds like to me.

Yes, I am a daily updater when the path act lifts so Wednesday I should update.

Everyone under path act before it lifts is a weekly 05 code. If you would like to see what you normal cycle code is order last years transcripts. Mines was an 05 before the path act lifted. Ordered a new copy for last year 2 weeks ago and the code change to 04 which corresponds to my normal update code from 2015 before the path act lifted.

That being said we should see Updates by Wednesday through the 22nd. HOPEFULLY for before then.

Like others have said.....ITS MY MONEY AND I WANT IT not now just quicker...i'm good for now.

GabiU

Level 13

Thank you to all of you that have responded in a helpful manner.

We are closing this thread. If you'd like to continue conversations about tax time or financial well-being, please start a new conversation and remember this a positive, inclusive community for everyone.

Happy filing!

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