February 26, 2013 – Early Season Earned Income Credit Returns

Early in the filing season, the IRS accepted a large number of returns containing Form 8867 (Paid Preparers Earned Income Credit Checklist) even though the Form 8867 contained incomplete information. Refunds related to these returns had, for the most part, been delayed by the IRS.
The IRS has now paid most of the refunds related to returns containing EITC which were filed January 30 and 31.