I filed jointly with my wife. When going to WMR tool it sees that my wife filed but it does not have any information for me. What gives?

[clavin422]

Our return was accepted by the IRS last week however when using the where's my refund tool it does not have any information when I put in my social.  When I enter my wife's information it says that they have received the refund.

Why would this be?

[Opus 17 · Accepted solution]

A joint return is one return listing all the income, deductions, tax owed, or tax refunds for a married couple.

It will only be found using the SSN of the first taxpayer listed on the form (the "top" line on the printed return).  

[Starabug]

I have the opposite issue. I filed jointly with my husband and my refund status says still being processed and when I try his info the same as mine expected with his social it shows we received your return and it is being processed.  Why would this happen?

[xmasbaby0]

@Starabug Whose name is listed first on the return?

[Starabug]

That's the crazy thing,  my name was listed as the primary taxpayer

[RobertB4444]

If they both say that they are being processed then the IRS is saying the same thing to both of you.  Regardless of the wording.

@Starabug 

[Starabug]

Okay but I thought only the primary tax payer can have a status. 

[RobertB4444]

No.  All taxpayers are considered filers.  Sometimes it takes them longer to process the status for the secondary taxpayer.

@Starabug 

[Starabug]

Oh okay, I was just going off of what the wmr faqs had said. 

Thank you for your help! Now my nerves can be settled 

[Starabug]

One says still being processed and the other one says just being processed.  The irs never ever ever ever ever issues my refund within 21 days. I wish I knew why but it's always hell for me to receive my refund even tho it was a simple return