Tax refund delays with education tax credits?

Probably needs a little more review at this time in your life for this purpose.

Publication 970 available at the www.irs.gov website for your use about the Tax Benefits for Education

www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p970.pdf

Normally, a student will receive a Form 1098-T from their institution by the end of January of the following year. This form will show information about tuition paid or billed along with other information. However, amounts shown on this form may differ from amounts taxpayers are eligible to claim for these tax benefits. Taxpayers should see the instructions to Forms 8863 and 8917 and Publication 970 for details on properly figuring allowable tax benefits.

The credit targets the first four years of post-secondary education, and a student must be enrolled at least half time. This means that expenses paid for a student who, as of the beginning of the tax year, has already completed the first four years of college do not qualify. Any student with a felony drug conviction also does not qualify.

The general comparison table in Publication 970 can be a useful guide to taxpayers in determining eligibility for these benefits. Details can also be found in the Tax Benefits for Education Information Center on IRS.gov.

Where’s My Refund? Will not give you a refund date right away. We must first receive your tax return and then we have to process it and approve your refund. Where’s My Refund? will give you a personalized date once your refund is approved.

Use this tool to check on the status of your refund. It provides the most up-to-date information the IRS has. There’s no need to call us unless Where’s My Refund? tells you to do so. Where’s My Refund? is updated every 24 hours – usually overnight -- so you only need to check once a day

*You don't need to check “Where's My Refund?” more than once a day as your information will not change.

*To avoid system delays, the best time to check on refunds is evening and weekends.

*There is no need to call the IRS about your refund; the telephone service has the same information that is available on “Where’s My Refund?”

www.irs.gov/uac/IRS-Statement-on-Where%27s-My-Refund-Tool

What is happening when Where’s My Refund? Shows the status of my refund is: Return Received?

This means the IRS has your tax return and is processing it. Your personalized refund date will be available as soon as the IRS finishes processing your return and confirms that your refund has been approved. Most refunds are issued in less than 21 days.

www.irs.gov/Refunds/2013-Tax-Season-Refund-Frequently-Asked-Questions

Hope that you find the above enclosed information useful. 03/07/2013

I am in the same boat my 21 days is up today and the refund is still being processed. I have claimed this credit for the past 3 years I also have a friend who claimed the credit and recieved hers 2 weeks ago. I also needed my money yesterday this is soooo frustrating. I was just told that I will be getting a letter in two weeks to fill something out and send it back in which will take even longer. Why the tax payer can't be called if there is an issue annoys me people have plans for there money this isn't right.

Sorry to inform you that you will have to wait even longer! The agent that I spoke with informed me that the IRS will be notifying taxpayers with this credit within the next two weeks via postal service. You will then have to mail back the information so that they can process your return. Apparently the system is not accepting the form because some of the information is missing or not being calculated on the form. I have been waiting and its seems like one excuse after another. I wish I would have just done an amendment! I spoke with an agent on 3/7/2013.

Same problem here! Call...your return is probably stuck in the error resolutions department along with everyone else's return that claimed an education credit...

We filed Jan 29 and were told about 3 weeks from the time it was submitted to the error department is when we should see our return

I am in the same boat and it is sooooooo frustrating. I feel like i will never get my return. Anyone know of a way to speak with some one at the IRS. to speed this process up??