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I keep seeing a PATH message on my refund status, anyone knows what does it mean? I filed it as single with no children.

highland1980 — Mon, 23 Feb 2026 12:22:42 GMT

Re: I keep seeing a PATH message on my refund status, anyone knows what does it mean? I filed it as single with no children.

bluedeb — Thu, 16 Feb 2023 21:18:51 GMT

Did you earn the Earned Income Credit? That message is for if you are waiting for a refund and claimed the earned income tax credit or additional child tax credit, the IRS won't issue those refunds until around Feb. 28 or a few days earlier. The agency explains on its website that by law they can't issue EITC or ACTC refunds before mid-February.

Re: I keep seeing a PATH message on my refund status, anyone knows what does it mean? I filed it ...

RobertB4444 — Thu, 16 Feb 2023 21:16:31 GMT

That just means that you took either the earned income credit or the additional child tax credit (or both!) on your tax return. The IRS reviews all the tax returns that take those credits.

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