Refunds received who had an EIC prior to 2/15/22

[ALee93]

I know of 2 people close to me who BOTH have dependents and claimed the EIC credit on their taxes who received refunds last week, and the week before. HOW is this possible prior to 2/15/22???? According to the PATH Act, this should be an impossible scenario. Neither claim to have taken the Credit Karma loan option.

[DaveF1006 · Accepted solution]

According to the IRS.gov website, " If you claim the EITC or ACTC, we can’t issue your refund before mid-February". I cannot speculate on why the two people close to you were able to get their refunds.