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February 26, 2021
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I have a topic of 152, is this a bad thing?? First time doing taxes by myself (a little nervous)

  • February 26, 2021
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DawnC
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February 26, 2021

No, not necessarily.   If you claimed either the Earned Income Credit or the Additional Child Tax Credit, your tax return will be slightly delayed.   But this is not because of anything you did wrong, the IRS delays every tax return with those refundable credits on them every year (since 2015).   The PATH Act mandates that the IRS not issue a refund on tax returns claiming the Earned Income Tax Credit or Additional Child Tax Credit until Feb. 15. The additional time helps the IRS stop fraudulent refunds from being issued to identity thieves and fraudulent claims with fabricated wages and withholdings.

  • The IRS expects the earliest Earned Income Tax Credit and Additional Child Tax Credit related refunds to be available in taxpayer bank accounts or on debit cards the first week of March if they chose direct deposit and there are no other issues with their tax return.  

Topic No. 152 Refund Information  For more information on Topic 152, please click on that link.  

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