The Tax credits claims they put on the list can include any of the following: dependents, dependent care, additional child tax credit, earned an income tax credit. If you have any of these on your returns, that is what they can be reviewing. They will also be able to tell you an estimated time they should be finished and when they might release any refund coming to you.
If you are unsure, please call the IRS and have them explain to you what they are reviewing your return for and why. The good news is that generally, most taxpayers who have this one year do not have to deal with this again.
Unfortunately, this is totally random and there is nothing you could have done to prevent it.
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