r/Income_Tax_Refund

Seems like IRS not hiring like the previous years

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Hey, I have filed the tax and paid the remaining tax amount right away. However, I got a demand to pay the same tax amount.

I have raised a rectification request but it's been more than 10 days the demand still exists.

What should I do?

2024 IRS Refund Still Not Paid — Transcript Shows Codes 570 and 810. IRS Told Me 90 Days After Identity Verification

TL;DR: We filed our 2024 married-filing-jointly federal return, and the IRS transcript shows a $99,682 refund. The return was processed in June 2025, but the refund still hasn't been issued. The transcript shows TC 570 (Additional Account Action Pending) and later TC 810 (Refund Freeze).

I received an IRS CP5071 identity-verification notice on April 24, 2025. I promptly called the number on the notice and successfully completed the identity verification. Over a year later, I eventually reached an IRS representative in June 2026, successfully answered identity-verification questions again, and was told I should receive the refund within 90 days. That 90-day period is coming up on September 1, 2026.

I'm hoping to get some opinions from people who have dealt with a similar situation, especially anyone familiar with IRS account transcripts and these transaction codes.

The timeline

2024 return: Married Filing Jointly

Return due date: April 15, 2025

Return processed: June 9, 2025

AGI: $597,681

Taxable income: $568,431

Tax per return: $142,912

Refund shown on transcript: $99,682

The transcript shows:

TC 150 — Tax return filed — 06/09/2025 — $142,912

TC 806 — W-2/1099 withholding — 04/15/2025 — -$194,072

TC 660 — Estimated tax payment — 09/13/2024 — -$36,392

TC 660 — Estimated tax payment — 01/14/2025 — -$12,130

TC 460 — Extension of time to file — 04/14/2025

TC 570 — Additional account action pending — 06/09/2025

TC 810 — Refund freeze — 10/17/2025

The transcript shows an account balance of -$99,682, with no accrued interest or penalty as of 11/10/2025.

Update from June 2026

Here's where things get interesting.

Around June 1, 2026, I called the IRS and was somehow able to get through to a representative. The representative asked me a series of identity-related questions, which I answered successfully.

After confirming my identity, I was told that I should receive my refund within 90 days from that point.

I realize that the 90 days technically hasn't expired yet. We're approaching the 90-day mark, which should be around September 1, 2026.

However, given that this refund has already been outstanding since 2025, I'm trying to understand what may be happening behind the scenes and what I should do if September 1 comes and goes without a refund.

What I'm trying to understand

I'm particularly interested in hearing from anyone who knows what the combination of 570 → 810 usually means.

Does TC 810 indicate that the IRS has identified a specific problem with the return, or can it simply mean the refund is being held while the IRS verifies something?

Also, does successfully completing the identity verification with an IRS representative in June normally result in the IRS releasing the refund within a specific timeframe?

What would you do?

If you've experienced something similar, I'd really appreciate your advice.

Did you have TC 570 followed by TC 810?

Did the IRS ask you identity-verification questions?

Were you given a 90-day timeframe?

Did the refund actually arrive within that timeframe?

Did your transcript change before the refund was issued?

Would you wait until the 90 days expires, or contact the IRS/TAS before then?

If September 1 passes with no refund, what would you recommend doing next?

I'm especially interested in hearing from anyone who has dealt with a large refund that was frozen for an extended period.

Thanks in advance. I'm trying to figure out whether I'm finally at the end of the process or whether I need to take additional steps once the 90-day period expires.

EDITED TO ADD:

One thing I forgot to mention in my original post:

We do have a CPA who prepared the return, and we've been in contact with him. His position is essentially that the IRS has to complete its review and there isn't much he can do to expedite it.

There are legitimate reasons for the size of the refund. I own a business and made a significant contribution to a retirement/cash-balance pension plan in 2024, which substantially reduced our taxable income. We also made estimated tax payments because we had previously been advised to do so, and my wife had additional federal withholding taken from her W-2. We've since corrected the withholding.

There were no business losses, gambling income/losses, or questionable credits involved.

My Wage & Income Transcript isn't currently available through my IRS account because I had an identity-theft issue about 7–8 years ago and have been required to use an IRS IP PIN since then. However, we're confident that the income and withholding were reported correctly—my wife's W-2 income and my business income were properly reported.

Hopefully that provides some additional context.

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Here is how my journey with customer service representatives has gone so far for a direct deposit return conversion:

1. Call #1: "Just wait 60 days, you'll see an update or a paper check."

2. Call #2 (after 60 days): "Oh, actually... give it ANOTHER 60 days."

3. Call #3 (Today): "Actually, it's undergoing review. Allow 10 weeks starting from July 15th, and if you don't hear anything by late September, call us back!"

Every single time I ring them up, they just generate a whole new countdown clock out of thin air! 😭

Has anyone else gotten stuck in this endless loop where every agent gives you a completely different arbitrary timeframe? Does the 10-week clock from a random mid-month date actually mean something is moving behind the scenes, or is it just their favorite script to buy time?

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