Tax Topic 152 from the IRS is a code you might see when you check the status of your refund with the Where's My Refund (WMR) tool at the irs.gov website.  It is not an audit...chill.  It is not an indicator of whether your tax return is done being processed or that there is a problem. Tax Topic 152 is a default processing message that appears while your return is processed. No worries. Some people believe you get Tax Topic 152 just before you get approved for a direct deposit date (DDD), and some people receive this as soon as they get their status update on the WMR (Where's My Refund) which shows their return was received. Whichever way you get it, here is what the IRS.GOV says about Tax Topic 152:
Tax Topics - Tax Topic 152 Refund Information
Tax Topic 152 - Refund Information
There are three options for receiving your federal individual income tax refund:
The fastest way is by direct deposit (electronic funds transfer) into your checking or savings account, including an individual retirement arrangement (IRA);
By purchase of U.S. Series I Savings Bonds; or
By paper check sent to the address listed on your return.