You can claim kids as dependents and still not be claiming ACTC or EIC. These credits depend upon your filing status and AGI. Therefore it's absolutely possible that you claimed kids last year or the year before and still received a refund before February 15th. However I absolutely promise IF you have an EIC and/or ACTC you will not and have not recieved an actual refund from the IRS before the 15th of February. I don't care if you were in a test batch, if you were processed on January 2nd or you ordered your transcripts on January 3rd. It's the LAW. Not a suggestion! People we have elected to represent us in the government created a LAW that states filers with these credits can NOT receive refunds before February 15th. Every person. Every time. Period. Yes every person and situation is unique and perhaps people that file the same day may not get their refund at the same time even if they have the exact same situation. But no one that falls under PATH will have a DDD before mid to late February.
This thread is just for us to compare and whine and commiserate with others that are in the same boat playing the IRS waiting game. And to give each other hope when one of us sees movement. There's no reason to be nasty or argue. We're all in this together!! Let's try to help and support one another!!
