Path Act 2025 Update. The path message on wmr/irs2go relates to the the protecting americans from tax hikes act (path act of 2015) and is to notify you that the irs is legally required to hold and further verify tax returns that include eitc. Taxpayers who plan to claim tax credits like eitc and actc (refundable credit) with their federal tax returns should know the path act restrictions apply to their tax refunds.

The protecting americans from tax hikes act, or path act for short, was signed into law on december 18, 2015. The path act’s limits cause the tax refund to be delayed.