Goody for you bschweigart  You are the one arguing.  I was stating what I had read and you got all childish.  I"m done with this conversation.  Go find someone else to argue with. ... View more

That's not what the IRS web site says...bsch.  If you read the 2017 vs the 2018 notice made by the IRS.  But please post when you get yours and I will do the same.  I'm just going by what I copied from the IRS web site: 2017-To comply with the law, the IRS will hold the refunds on EITC and ACTC-related returns until Feb. 15th. 2018-The IRS expects the earliest EITC/ACTC related refunds to be available in taxpayer bank accounts or debit cards starting February 27, 2018. Different wording but means the same thing, they are holding the refunds til Feb 15th in 2017 and holding the refunds til Feb 27th, 2018. I don't remember exactly when I got my refund last year. ... View more

Last year was Feb 15th..this year is Feb 27th.  How is that not a change?  They batch process all those returns when they accept them and the software then batch releases them to deposit on the 27th or the day before.  My return was accepted Jan 30th by the way. ... View more

I've had the same dependent for 21 years too...It's ridiculous that they changed the refund release from Feb 15th to Feb 27th.  I have a $500 electric bill to pay and I was counting on that. ... View more