I’ve been lurking these threads which made me so unnecessarily paranoid, but hopefully I can alleviate someone else’s worries by posting my experience- I filed/accepted on 1/27 without any credits and it was “processing” up until the 14th when it had changed to “still being processed”. An overwhelming majority said the updated status of “still” meant I was either being audited/pulled for a random review or would need to ID Verify, which *might* ring true for a very small percentage of people, however, that was simply not the case for me. “Still processing” means just that- it’s being processed and they can’t guarantee your refund within the targeted 21 days. When I called the IRS on Tuesday, the agent informed me that no letters were sent out, no reviews or scary audits, I simply got grouped in with a bunch of other early filers who were accepted and subsequently delayed between the 27th-30th, but we’d start processing next week.
I had no access to my transcripts and continued to read horror stories other people shared, which only deepened my concerns- I, hesitantly checked WMR last night expecting to see the dreaded “still being processed” message but to my surprise it was updated to approved with a direct deposit date for 2/26.
The best advice I can give, is to be patient and not stress over a myriad of speculation found online. If you go back through the threads a lot of these people who had “still processing” have had great outcomes (with the worst of them ID verifying, and getting deposit dates pushed out a couple of weeks). If you’re still in that processing stage and don’t have access to your transcripts, call the IRS and speak directly to someone who can provide you with accurate guidance, so you’re prepared either way- independent research will honestly give you an ulcer.
I really appreciate the last few sensible people who have been positive throughout the process and gave me a shred of optimism. Good luck to everyone still waiting, I promise you will see updates coming soon!
