The Internal Revenue Service encouraged taxpayers to take important actions this month to help them file their 2022 federal tax returns. This is the second in a series of reminders to help taxpayers get ready for the upcoming tax filing season. A “Get Ready” page outlines steps taxpayers can take now to make tax filing easier in…
Eligible taxpayers who pay college expenses for themselves, their spouses, or their dependents may be able to take advantage of two 2022 education tax credits. Both the American Opportunity Tax Credit and the Lifetime Learning Credit can help offset the cost of a college education by reducing the amount of taxes owed. In this post,…
The Processing Date represents the date when the IRS expects to have your tax return and tax refund processed. IRS Transcript Processing Date What is a Tax Transcript Processing Date? The processing date is a computer-generated date set by the IRS system. The Processing date is internally set to remind the IRS system to finish…
Here’s a breakdown of what everything on your Account Transcripts means. Request and Response Dates The Request date shows the date you requested your transcripts and the response date shows when they actually responded to send your transcripts via mail, fax, or view online (fax and online will always have the same date as the…
For many taxpayers eagerly awaiting their refunds, checking a tax transcript can provide early insight into the status of their return. One of the most anticipated codes on a tax transcript is Tax Transcript Code 846, which indicates that the IRS has officially issued a refund. What is Tax Transcript Code 846? Tax Transcript Code…
Deciphering Your IRS Cycle Code What is an IRS Cycle Code? The IRS cycle code is an eight-digit code that you can find on your online tax account transcript once your tax return has been accepted and posted to the IRS Master File. If you see a cycle code along with transaction code 150 posted…
IRS Where’s My Refund? Updates Calendar for 2023 IRS Transcript and the Where’s My Refund? Updates Calendars! Important Tax Transcript and Where’s My Refund update cycle. What time does Where’s My Refund Update? Updates to Where’s My Refund are recorded in the EST time zone. If you are in a different time zone use this chart…
Last year, the IRS processed over 128 million refunds at an average amount of $2,775 each. The majority of those were sent through direct deposit. The IRS encourages taxpayers to use this method because it takes less time to receive the money and it’s more secure. Unfortunately, the process isn’t perfect and mistakes do happen. So, what…
A cycle code is an eight-digit code found on your account transcripts. The cycle code indicates the day your account was posted to the IRS Master File. This date indicates the four digits of the current cycle year, two-digit IRS cycle week, and two-digit processing day of the week. Cycle Code Breakdown Example: 20190604 =…
If you fail to fully report your income to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), you could be heading for tax troubles ahead. Most taxpayers are aware that failure to file a tax return could catch up with them. Fictitious business expenses or children invented to obtain a heftier tax return are also pretty obvious tax…
