I feel like their time frame changes to whoever you're speaking with isn't specific to any specific situation because it feels like certain peoples refunds are being processed regardless of their filing status and aren't being held to the wait period while others are. Mid-February seems to be a broad term when referring to the IRS. I'm just a little frustrated because I'm witnessing people with the earned income credit and the additional child tax credit getting their refunds as early as yesterday and others of us are just waiting around hoping for the best. So yes it's a little discouraging right now. And it feels a little unsettling and untrustworthy that they're picking and choosing who they're making the lob be applicable to their making exceptions without justifying those exceptions. I know this for a fact because I tried calling certain people are getting their refunds before the suppose it allowed timeline according to their own la that is only being held up held in certain circumstances