IRS Transcript Code 571: Hold Released
The 570 hold is over.
The official definition, IRS Document 6209
Reversal of TC 570. Releases the 570/576 freeze status.
What it means for your refund
Back in motion, with a caveat: a 571 releases that specific freeze. The refund exists when an 846 posts, and per the Document 6209 language on freeze releases, credit moves only providing no other freezes are in effect.
The folklore, corrected
Myth: 571 means my refund is approved.
It means the 570 hold released. Watch for the 846; that transaction, not the 571, is the refund.
Reading the transcript around it
Codes rarely act alone: holds (570, 810) pair with releases (571, 811), a 971 often flags the letter that explains a hold, and the refund itself is always the 846 line. The full code index maps the neighbors, including the cycle code and As-of date explained without the folklore. If the account shows a balance rather than a refund, the letters that follow are decoded in our IRS notice decoder.
Sources: IRS Document 6209, Section 8A; IRM 21.5.6; IRS refund myth page. Verified July 2026.
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