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Tax refund

I'm so confused I filed Jan 29th was accepted the same day. I have a EITC but shouldn't it had processed by now. It's been stuck for over a month and everytime I ask I'm told first week if march okay well it's the middle of first week and nothing do I need to call IRS or is it to soon to panic?

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CassLO
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Tax refund

I would not panic, a lot of people are experiencing this long delay. Please see this link that customer's are posting their updates on: Path Act Customer updates

The IRS started processing returns later than in prior years and as such has a backlog to work through. They also just recently started processing returns claiming EIC and/or ACTC.

During processing, the government reviews your refund. During the review process, they look for math errors on your return (extremely rare in TurboTax) and they also check if you owe back taxes, unpaid child support, or other debts.

If they need to make any corrections, they may offset (reduce) your refund. In some cases, the correction might even increase your refund.

Once that part's done, the government approves your refund, which means it's ready to be deposited or sent.  At that point the IRS site will update with a direct deposit date.

Some 2019 federal refunds are delayed due to the PATH Act

Continue to monitor the IRS Where’s My Federal Refund? site for updates. Updates are made daily, usually overnight. You may also download the IRS2Go app to check your Federal refund status.

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