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    <title>topic Re: 2020 Pathers EITC/ACTC Update here in After you file</title>
    <link>https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/after-you-file/discussion/re-2020-pathers-eitc-actc-update-here/01/1151528#M251165</link>
    <description>&lt;P&gt;Ok PATH folks ... the EIC and ACTC&amp;nbsp; was never your money to start with ( you did not work for it)&amp;nbsp; and it is not yours until you receive the check from the IRS&amp;nbsp; ... it is really a type of government "welfare" payments that have&amp;nbsp; gone wild.&amp;nbsp; The only part of the refund that is really yours&amp;nbsp; is what you voluntarily had withheld from your paychecks and you have the ability to stop that from happening if you choose to.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;In the beginning the CTC was only $300-$500&amp;nbsp; and you only got it the year the child was born ... we joked about it being the "diaper" credit.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;And the EIC was originally meant to help the working poor to cover all their taxes and was limited to the total of the SS &amp;amp; Medicare taxes one had withheld from their paychecks...it was meant to "make you whole" ...&amp;nbsp; it was never meant to be a supplemental income source that people count on to make ends meet.&amp;nbsp; As a tax preparer these last 27 years I am always amazed when a person with&amp;nbsp; 2 children who earns $20K for the year can get a refund of $9K+&amp;nbsp; due to these refundable credits&amp;nbsp; and they&amp;nbsp; have the nerve to say "is that all ???"&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;As a single person without children I resent your complaining that you have to wait for the credit money&amp;nbsp; that actually comes from the tax money I and other taxpayers&amp;nbsp; pay in ... and you are welcome.&amp;nbsp; A couple of years ago the PATH act was put in place so those refunds were delayed from mid January to late February/early March to combat fraud in this area. The amount of money that can be refunded&amp;nbsp; sparked an avalanche of fraudulent returns (another reason those credits need to go away) and if the price of stopping or slowing down the billions of fraudulent claims inconveniences the folks getting the government handouts then that is the price that needs to be paid. Many of us believe that the IRS needs to be taken out of the welfare administration arena ... if the working poor need help then let the government set up a better welfare system to dole out practical assistance.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;FYI ... this system will not be going away anytime soon so those that depend on this money&amp;nbsp; must plan your finances better and not expect it at all or at least not until March ... then if it comes in earlier it is a bonus and not a tragedy when it comes in late....&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;or&amp;nbsp; at least&amp;nbsp; stop complaining about how long the process takes. Before computers, we mailed in the return and waited for the check to show up in the mailbox ... you had no way to check on the progress minute by minute and we all survived.&amp;nbsp; The IRS has a way to check on the progress so make use of it once a day... the same way we used to check the mailbox once a day.&amp;nbsp; Worrying and fretting and wanting to know what is happening to everyone else&amp;nbsp; is futile and will only get you upset needlessly.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Now I am not against people posting when the refunds start being released ... sharing that is fine but sharing all the intimate details of when you filed, when you were accepted, what your useless codes are on the transcript is ridiculous and confusing to many and may not mean anything in the long run. I have seen it happen&amp;nbsp; and heard of other&amp;nbsp; folks who have a DD date and they can see it in their bank account as a pending deposit just to see it pulled back by the IRS ... so never spend the money until it is a done deal at your bank or you have a check in hand.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;At the IRS forums the speakers mentioned that what happens to one person with the exact same info as another person may not be the same.&amp;nbsp; The new efile system can filter for different things on different days so you really never know what to expect on any certain day.&amp;nbsp; They did stress that the IRS is short of personnel due to budget cuts and hiring freezes so anything requiring human interaction will take more time ... and the phone support is hurting badly ... you may not get the correct answer even if you can get to someone.&amp;nbsp; So don't bother them with phone calls, the IRS will mail you a notification to respond to if needed and watch the IRS web site for the latest info on your return and refund.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;</description>
    <pubDate>Fri, 14 Feb 2020 03:10:26 GMT</pubDate>
    <dc:creator>Critter</dc:creator>
    <dc:date>2020-02-14T03:10:26Z</dc:date>
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      <title>2020 Pathers EITC/ACTC Update here</title>
      <link>https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/after-you-file/discussion/2020-pathers-eitc-actc-update-here/01/1011090#M208480</link>
      <description>&lt;P&gt;Alright, it’s another year. If you have EITC and/or ACTC please provide your details and updates here.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Filed: 1/20 using TT&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;EITC/ACTC&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Accepted: 1/21&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;WMR: One bar so far...topic 152.&lt;/P&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 30 Jan 2020 16:23:49 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/after-you-file/discussion/2020-pathers-eitc-actc-update-here/01/1011090#M208480</guid>
      <dc:creator>Lvlybrneyes37</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2020-01-30T16:23:49Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: 2020 Pathers EITC/ACTC Update here</title>
      <link>https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/after-you-file/discussion/re-2020-pathers-eitc-actc-update-here/01/1012892#M208944</link>
      <description>&lt;P&gt;Update: My bar was removed and replaced with the PATH message. It’ll be mid-late February for any other updates. But, I’ll check every week. Lol&lt;/P&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 25 Jan 2020 11:47:05 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/after-you-file/discussion/re-2020-pathers-eitc-actc-update-here/01/1012892#M208944</guid>
      <dc:creator>Lvlybrneyes37</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2020-01-25T11:47:05Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: 2020 Pathers EITC/ACTC Update here</title>
      <link>https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/after-you-file/discussion/re-2020-pathers-eitc-actc-update-here/01/1013070#M208994</link>
      <description>&lt;P&gt;I filed 1/18/20 and still says pending. IRS hasn't accepted yet.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 25 Jan 2020 14:14:25 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/after-you-file/discussion/re-2020-pathers-eitc-actc-update-here/01/1013070#M208994</guid>
      <dc:creator>Ldynay85</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2020-01-25T14:14:25Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: 2020 Pathers EITC/ACTC Update here</title>
      <link>https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/after-you-file/discussion/re-2020-pathers-eitc-actc-update-here/01/1013132#M209007</link>
      <description>&lt;P&gt;Same here with mine,&amp;nbsp; changed to the path message&lt;/P&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 25 Jan 2020 14:43:03 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/after-you-file/discussion/re-2020-pathers-eitc-actc-update-here/01/1013132#M209007</guid>
      <dc:creator>Terri101b</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2020-01-25T14:43:03Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: 2020 Pathers EITC/ACTC Update here</title>
      <link>https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/after-you-file/discussion/re-2020-pathers-eitc-actc-update-here/01/1013229#M209029</link>
      <description>&lt;P&gt;Filed jan 18 still pending but was told monday it will update.&lt;/P&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 25 Jan 2020 15:16:38 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/after-you-file/discussion/re-2020-pathers-eitc-actc-update-here/01/1013229#M209029</guid>
      <dc:creator>msharper27</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2020-01-25T15:16:38Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: 2020 Pathers EITC/ACTC Update here</title>
      <link>https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/after-you-file/discussion/re-2020-pathers-eitc-actc-update-here/01/1016380#M209835</link>
      <description>&lt;P&gt;I filed mines on Jan 23,2020.. Head of house/ with dependent.. still pending.. the irs hasn’t accepted mines neither!! How is others being accepted!! But not mines!! I’m so confused!!&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 26 Jan 2020 13:11:07 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/after-you-file/discussion/re-2020-pathers-eitc-actc-update-here/01/1016380#M209835</guid>
      <dc:creator>Dannii</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2020-01-26T13:11:07Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: 2020 Pathers EITC/ACTC Update here</title>
      <link>https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/after-you-file/discussion/re-2020-pathers-eitc-actc-update-here/01/1017653#M210208</link>
      <description>&lt;P&gt;Some early filers were accepted into the early test batch. The IRS doesn't start accepting returns until the 27th!&lt;/P&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 26 Jan 2020 20:00:38 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/after-you-file/discussion/re-2020-pathers-eitc-actc-update-here/01/1017653#M210208</guid>
      <dc:creator>Kclark21010</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2020-01-26T20:00:38Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: 2020 Pathers EITC/ACTC Update here</title>
      <link>https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/after-you-file/discussion/re-2020-pathers-eitc-actc-update-here/01/1017717#M210223</link>
      <description>&lt;P&gt;I have ACTC and was accepted 1/13 and processed on 1/25/20... Says refund coming 1/29/20. I think i was in early batch.&lt;/P&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 26 Jan 2020 20:22:59 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/after-you-file/discussion/re-2020-pathers-eitc-actc-update-here/01/1017717#M210223</guid>
      <dc:creator>Bosrox81</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2020-01-26T20:22:59Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: 2020 Pathers EITC/ACTC Update here</title>
      <link>https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/after-you-file/discussion/re-2020-pathers-eitc-actc-update-here/01/1018177#M210373</link>
      <description>&lt;P&gt;&lt;a href="https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/842554"&gt;@Bosrox81&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp; I think you may mean CTC. No one with ACTC and/or EITC will see any updates until Feb. 15th or after. CTC is not included in Path.&lt;/P&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 26 Jan 2020 22:24:04 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/after-you-file/discussion/re-2020-pathers-eitc-actc-update-here/01/1018177#M210373</guid>
      <dc:creator>Lvlybrneyes37</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2020-01-26T22:24:04Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: 2020 Pathers EITC/ACTC Update here</title>
      <link>https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/after-you-file/discussion/re-2020-pathers-eitc-actc-update-here/01/1021057#M211398</link>
      <description>&lt;P&gt;Same exact deal w me, filed on the 18th and still pending. So we’re playing the waiting game.&lt;/P&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 27 Jan 2020 16:30:04 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/after-you-file/discussion/re-2020-pathers-eitc-actc-update-here/01/1021057#M211398</guid>
      <dc:creator>BeeArmonii</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2020-01-27T16:30:04Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: 2020 Pathers EITC/ACTC Update here</title>
      <link>https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/after-you-file/discussion/re-2020-pathers-eitc-actc-update-here/01/1021438#M211516</link>
      <description>&lt;P&gt;&lt;a href="https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/850534"&gt;@BeeArmonii&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;@Hopefully, we will see a lot of updating this week (accepted, DDD, etc). Please, be sure to keep us in the know when something changes. Last year was a mess!&lt;/P&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 27 Jan 2020 17:22:17 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/after-you-file/discussion/re-2020-pathers-eitc-actc-update-here/01/1021438#M211516</guid>
      <dc:creator>Lvlybrneyes37</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2020-01-27T17:22:17Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: 2020 Pathers EITC/ACTC Update here</title>
      <link>https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/after-you-file/discussion/re-2020-pathers-eitc-actc-update-here/01/1021461#M211530</link>
      <description>&lt;P&gt;&lt;a href="https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/832399"&gt;@Ldynay85&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;Any update? Still pending?&lt;/P&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 27 Jan 2020 17:25:24 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/after-you-file/discussion/re-2020-pathers-eitc-actc-update-here/01/1021461#M211530</guid>
      <dc:creator>Lvlybrneyes37</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2020-01-27T17:25:24Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: 2020 Pathers EITC/ACTC Update here</title>
      <link>https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/after-you-file/discussion/re-2020-pathers-eitc-actc-update-here/01/1021999#M211720</link>
      <description>&lt;P&gt;hey everyone!&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;filed:&amp;nbsp; 1/20&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;accepted by irs: 1/22&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;i have only 1 bar on the wmr tool.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;how do i know if i have both the child credits?&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;the child tax credit and the other one??&lt;/P&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 27 Jan 2020 18:31:08 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/after-you-file/discussion/re-2020-pathers-eitc-actc-update-here/01/1021999#M211720</guid>
      <dc:creator>brsawyer</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2020-01-27T18:31:08Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: 2020 Pathers EITC/ACTC Update here</title>
      <link>https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/after-you-file/discussion/re-2020-pathers-eitc-actc-update-here/01/1022035#M211738</link>
      <description>&lt;P&gt;i looked at my 1040 and it says&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Earned income credit (EIC) and then has the amount&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;and then it has&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Additional child tax credit. Attach Schedule 8812 .. then has a amount of $&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;does that mean i am claiming both&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;???&lt;/P&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 27 Jan 2020 18:34:42 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/after-you-file/discussion/re-2020-pathers-eitc-actc-update-here/01/1022035#M211738</guid>
      <dc:creator>brsawyer</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2020-01-27T18:34:42Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: 2020 Pathers EITC/ACTC Update here</title>
      <link>https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/after-you-file/discussion/re-2020-pathers-eitc-actc-update-here/01/1022101#M211761</link>
      <description>&lt;P&gt;Hello Alll..&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Filed TT:1/15/2020&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Status Pending on TT earlier today&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;a href="https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/75376"&gt;@11&lt;/a&gt;:53 am Return Received by IRS, still pending on TT, but no update on WMR.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Called [phone number removed] and my Return has BERN accepted and being processed but, TT STILL SHOWS PENDING!&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Now I wait for Path message..&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 27 Jan 2020 18:41:31 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/after-you-file/discussion/re-2020-pathers-eitc-actc-update-here/01/1022101#M211761</guid>
      <dc:creator>BellaNJakesMom</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2020-01-27T18:41:31Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: 2020 Pathers EITC/ACTC Update here</title>
      <link>https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/after-you-file/discussion/re-2020-pathers-eitc-actc-update-here/01/1022132#M211772</link>
      <description>&lt;P&gt;&lt;a href="https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/47637"&gt;@brsawyer&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp; It’s safe to say that you have EIC and ACTC. The Path Act has us (claiming those credits) in a holding pattern until mid February.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 27 Jan 2020 18:45:14 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>Lvlybrneyes37</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2020-01-27T18:45:14Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: 2020 Pathers EITC/ACTC Update here</title>
      <link>https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/after-you-file/discussion/re-2020-pathers-eitc-actc-update-here/01/1022144#M211777</link>
      <description>&lt;P&gt;thank you &lt;span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":slightly_smiling_face:"&gt;🙂&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;so usually from what i remember from last year, wmr goes from accepted and then like drops the bars to the path act and i think a week later it updated to 2 bars but i forget.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;i got my deposit on 2/17 last year, and im hoping for the same thing this year..&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 27 Jan 2020 18:47:42 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>brsawyer</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2020-01-27T18:47:42Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: 2020 Pathers EITC/ACTC Update here</title>
      <link>https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/after-you-file/discussion/re-2020-pathers-eitc-actc-update-here/01/1022172#M211788</link>
      <description>&lt;P&gt;You’re welcome and you’re right! I had one bar on WMR and it was replaced with the Path Act message on Saturday morning. The wait is on! Lol&lt;/P&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 27 Jan 2020 18:50:14 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>Lvlybrneyes37</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2020-01-27T18:50:14Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: 2020 Pathers EITC/ACTC Update here</title>
      <link>https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/after-you-file/discussion/re-2020-pathers-eitc-actc-update-here/01/1022189#M211797</link>
      <description>&lt;P&gt;nice!!! i think im&amp;nbsp; a day or 2 behind you. mine was accepted the 22nd.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;so im hoping mine falls off soon lol.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;i swear this is the worst wait EVER.&lt;/P&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 27 Jan 2020 18:51:29 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>brsawyer</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2020-01-27T18:51:29Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: 2020 Pathers EITC/ACTC Update here</title>
      <link>https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/after-you-file/discussion/re-2020-pathers-eitc-actc-update-here/01/1022292#M211831</link>
      <description>&lt;P&gt;Transmitted to IRS this morning&lt;/P&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 27 Jan 2020 19:02:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/after-you-file/discussion/re-2020-pathers-eitc-actc-update-here/01/1022292#M211831</guid>
      <dc:creator>Ldynay85</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2020-01-27T19:02:00Z</dc:date>
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