I filed my taxes on January 23. I keep checking and it says due to earned credit taxes might not receive till end of month but my friend he filed like a week an half ago and he got both already? Help

[RobinB · Accepted solution]

If you qualify for EIC/EITC (earned income credit), the IRS will not start releasing refunds for those types of returns until February 15, which means you may not receive it until the week of February 27.

This is also true for returns with the ACTC (additional child tax credit.)

[anjelikajadyn04]

Thank you so much . Very helpful

[Opus 17]

The IRS is required by law to delay refunds claiming EIC or the Additional Child Tax Credit (but not the regular credit).  Your friend is either not claiming these credits, or the IRS broke the law by paying his refund early.  Either way, it's out of Turbotax's hands at this point.