ACTC/EITC Delay Reason 2024 – Expected refund date and check status!

Taxpayers who have filed for ACTC (Additional Child Tax Credit)/ EITC (Earned Income Tax Credit) can expect their tax refund soon. Many taxpayers must be wondering why there was a delay in their tax refund, let’s clear all your doubts here.

ACTC/EITC Delay Reason 2024

Tax season has started from 29 January to 15 April 2024. Many taxpayers who filed their tax returns early online may have already received their tax refunds. Taxpayers who have claimed additional credits, such as ACTC/ EITC are still waiting for their refunds. 

Generally, the IRS processed your refunds within 21 days of filing your return electronically. With paper check returns, it could take two weeks or more time as the refund check will be mailed to your address. 

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But with ACTC/ EITC claiming taxpayers had to wait for their tax refund due to the following reasons:

• The IRS has to wait till mid-February to process the tax refunds of the taxpayers who have claimed additional credits ACTC/ EITC due to the federal PATH law. In the PATH (Protecting Americans from Tax Hikes) law, the federal government has limited the agency to process tax refunds of ACTC/ EITC to avoid any scam and review the return. Most of the taxpayers who claim ACTC/ EITC may have already received their refunds from 27 February if they have filed their tax returns early and electronically.
• Your refund can be delayed as the IRS needs more time to review your tax returns or need more information related to your claims. The agency will contact you when they need extra or more information regarding your tax returns.
• Your filed tax returns have missing information, or they contain errors, which could lead to delays in your tax refunds.
• You have filed the tax returns via mail.
• You have not chosen direct deposit as your refund method.
• Your return was referred to the agency by the bank due to suspicious activity.
• You have filed your tax returns during the peak time of tax season, hence the agency would need more time to review your tax returns.

When can you expect your ACTC/ EITC tax refunds?

Taxpayers who have claimed the additional credits ACTC/ EITC can expect their refund in March 2024. 

According to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), the ACTC/ EITC can expect their tax refunds from 27 February 2024 for taxpayers who have filed tax returns electronically.

The restricted period has passed and now the IRS will move forward with processing the tax refunds of ACTC/ EITC applicants. The paper check returns can reach you in March 2024 if the return is error-free. 

How to check your ACTC/ EITC tax refund status?

Taxpayers claiming ACTC/ EITC credits can now check their tax refund as we have passed the PATH law limitation period through the IRS “Where’s my Refund?” tool.

The taxpayers can know the stage at which their refund has been processed by the IRS. The IRS has two simple methods by which taxpayers can track their tax refunds – the tool “Where’s My Refund” and the IRS2Go mobile application.

Let’s discuss the steps to track your tax refund through each method. 

From the IRS website and “Where’s My Refund?” tool:

1. Go to the official website of the IRS. https://www.irs.gov/
2. On the header of the homepage, find the Refunds section and click on “Where’s My Refund?”
3. Or you can scroll down and see the “How can we help you?” section and click on “Get your refund status”
4. From both ways, you will land on the page “Where’s My Refund?” 
5. Look for the “Check your Refund” section on the page and click on that button.
6. On the open page, fill in all the required details like SSN, tax year, filing status, and refund amount.
7. Submit all the details and get your refund status.

From the IRS2Go App:

1. Go to the IRS2Go App.
2. Find the tax services section and go for the refund section.
3. Look for the “Check your Refund” section, and click on that button.
4. Next, fill in all the required information, such as SSN, filing status, refund amount, and tax year.
5. When you submit all the details, you receive the status of your tax refund from the agency.

Tax season is going on in full swing and if you wish to receive your refund sooner make sure you file your tax returns early and online.