What is IRS Tax Topic 152
IRS Tax Topic 152 – Refund Information
If your IRS Refund Status changes to Tax Topic 152, it typically means that you can expect your tax refund within 21 days of acceptance. If it takes any longer, please contact the IRS.
Taxpayers have three options for receiving their individual federal income tax refund:
- direct deposit (electronic funds transfer) into a checking or savings account, including an individual retirement arrangement (IRA);
- purchase of U.S. Series I Savings Bonds; or
- paper check.
If you choose to receive your refund by direct deposit and want to split the refund between two or more accounts, you can request that the refund be deposited in up to three separate accounts, such as checking, savings, or retirement accounts – just complete Form 8888 (PDF), Allocation of Refund (Including Savings Bond Purchases). However, if you file Form 8379 (PDF), Injured Spouse Allocation, you cannot have your refund direct-deposited into more than one account. Your refund should only be deposited directly into accounts that are in your own name, your spouse’s name or both if it’s a joint account. Please note that to receive your refund by direct deposit (whether into one account or more), the total refund amount must be $1.00 or more.
If you e-file a complete and accurate tax return, your refund should be issued within 21 days of the received date. This time frame does not include mail and IRS handling time for paper returns. A complete and accurate paper tax return refund will usually be issued within six to eight weeks from the date it is received.
The IRS issues more than 9 out of 10 refunds in less than 21 days. Where’s My Refund? has the most up to date information available about your refund. The tool is updated once a day so you don’t need to check more often. IRS representatives can research the status of your return only if it’s been 21 days or more since you filed electronically, more than six weeks since you mailed your paper return, or if Where’s My Refund? directs you to contact us.
Even though the IRS issues most refunds in less than 21 days, it’s possible your tax return may require review and take longer.
Use Where’s My Refund? to get your personalized refund status. Just use IRS2Go, our free mobile app, from an iPhone or Android device, or go to IRS.gov. Both are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. You can start checking on the status of your return within 24 hours after we have received your e-filed return or 4 weeks after you mail a paper return.
Have your 2013 tax return handy so you can provide your social security number, your filing status and the exact whole dollar amount of your refund shown on your return.
If you do not have Internet access, you may call the Refund Hotline at 800-829-1954. Where’s My Refund? includes information for the most recent tax year filed in the current year and does not include information about amended returns. To check the status of an amended return use Where’s My Amended Return? on IRS.gov.
The Where’s My Refund? tool includes a tracker that displays progress through 3 stages: (1) Return Received, (2) Refund Approved and (3) Refund Sent. Where’s My Refund? will provide an actual personalized refund date as soon as the IRS processes your tax return and approves your refund.
Where’s My Refund? provides the most accurate and complete information we have. Unless Where’s My Refund? tells you to call, there’s no need. Updates to refund status are made no more than once a day – usually at night.
Processing may take longer under certain circumstances. Refunds from amended returns will generally be issued within 12 weeks. Injured spouse claims can take longer depending on the circumstances. Refer to Topic 203 for more information about injured spouse claims. Refund claims associated with an application for an individual taxpayer identification number (ITIN) also take additional processing time. Refer to Topic 857 for more information about ITINs.
You can also refer to Topic 303 for a checklist of common errors when preparing your tax return and for additional items that may delay the processing of your return.
If you receive a refund to which you are not entitled, or one for an amount that is more than you expected, do not cash the check until you receive a notice explaining the difference; then follow the instructions on the notice.
On the other hand, if you receive a refund for a smaller amount than you expected, you may cash the check, and, if it is determined that you should have received more, you will later receive a check for the difference. You will also get a notice explaining the difference. Follow the instructions on the notice.
The IRS will help you obtain a replacement for a refund check that we verify as lost or stolen.
this is not true at all the irs is messing up alot of peoples taxes including mines they say you will receive your tax refund within 21 days and its been almost 21 days for me and alot of others when you call the irs they give you the run around and its just not right.they say if you efile it will be faster well thats not true either i efiled on feb 13 and im still in processing i dont know whats the problem but the irs needs to get our refunds out now.
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this is not true at all the irs is messing up alot of peoples taxes including mines they say you will receive your tax refund within 21 days and its been almost 21 days for me and alot of others when you call the irs they give you the run around and its just not right.they say if you efile it will be faster well thats not true either i efiled on feb 13 and im still in processing i dont know whats the problem but the irs needs to get our refunds out now.
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I agree i did mine jan 31 and it is giving this messege still processing
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Filed mine on the Jan 31st and its still saying processing…..nothing has changed on my end so I’m trying to figure out what’s the hold up!!
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Mine to. still not approved. Has yours been yet?
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mine was accepted on jan 31st still not approved.
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This is not true. Mine has said tax topic 152 refund info for a month now. I filed Feb 21 and yesterday I received a letter saying my taxes are being reviewed and I can expect to hear something within 60 days. It’s now March 24th.
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I received the same letter on March 23 my 60 days has passed and I still haven’t heard anything. Have you
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I filed on Jan 30 says still processing and I called irs said I’m up for a review I should be getting a letter and it would be 45 days after March 11 I’m livid there’s nothing wrong no letter from irs yet any one else have that problem
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I concur with every one else, I filed around Jan 31 of 2019 and as of today my wmr as said 152. checked my transcripts it first said I would receive a letter on 3/24 now its say 4/1. Codes on my transcripts 570 and 971. I understand the codes, but does it take that long to do what need to be done. Really????
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where can I get the transcript? and how will I get it?
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I file on February 8th 2020 the IRS say’s its sill processing as of April 14 2020. So I call was on hold for almost 2 hours before speaking to someone whose repeating the same thing it says on line it’s processing and if I don’t receive a letter call back after 12 weeks. I an mad as H??? because I have no information.
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The IRS accepted my daughter’s on the 15th of February, and the status is still “processing” as of today, March 12th. The taxes were submitted through TaxSlayer.
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2020 Taxes filed and accepted Feb 13th. Still processing? Looks like this has happened in past years. Anyone post a resolution for when it happened to them in the past? Took longer than expected but got it evenutally?
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Mine read the same. My taxe was e filed 2/12/21. Call and they hang up too busy. What do they want people to do.
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I filed on February 9th, 2021…Along with my State taxes. I owed $28 on my State and paid upon filing both electronically. My Card was debited IMMEDIATELY! Today is April 1st, 2021…I have received no letter? No check? all it states is tax topic 152!!! I tried ( root canal was easier!) calling and got a run around after 1 hour and 22 minutes! This is my money, is it not?
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I e filed on February 15th and shows still processing for mine and my boyfriends both done same day with Direct Deposit set up. My sons was e filed after ours but on same day and he received his in 4 weeks, however his was only $198 refund ours are much larger amounts.
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Filed before February 15th. Mine as well says still processing with code 152. What is this supposed to mean? I’m tired of not getting answers!
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Thank you for saving me a call and a long hold time. I filed 2-20-21 it is now 4-20-21 and i have the 152 message. Im hoping it comes in before next tax time.
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