TurboTax

File with experts
File your taxes
Experts at your fingertips

An expert helps with your taxes, or does them for you
TurboTax Expert Full Service

TurboTax Expert Assist

TurboTax Self-Employed
Prior year taxes
File myself
File myself
Do it yourself

We'll guide you step-by-step
TurboTax Do It Yourself

TurboTax Self-Employed

TurboTax Desktop
TurboTax Free

Activate your product

Prior year taxes
Business
Business
Business taxes

Get your T2 corporate return done right, your way
TurboTax Business

TurboTax Business Desktop
Tax situations
Tax situations
Tax situations

Find extra guidance for your big life moves
For investors

For 25 and younger

For self-employed

For new to Canada

For life changes
Resources
Resources
Resources

Explore tax tools, get tips, and read reviews
Personal income tax calculator

RRSP savings calculator

Learning hub

TurboTax support (FAQ)

TurboTax community
Pricing

journeycharlie743

Level 1

Question

When to expect my taxes

Forum|Forum|3 months ago
April 26, 2026
2 replies
48 views

It's been over 2wks

TurboTax Online

Level 15

No one can tell you when you'll receive your refund on an accepted return. What does the IRS website say?

Mike9241

Level 15

@journeycharlie743 wrote "it's been over 2 weeks."

The IRS says that most people who efile and choose direct deposit will get their refunds within 21 days. But that leaves a significant number people whose processing takes longer for a number of reasons. Two weeks is not a long time.

First, if you efiled, be sure your efiled return was accepted. If using Online TurboTax, you can check at the Tax Home page. Does it show as accepted, rejected, printed, started, ready to mail, or something else?

If that showed your return was accepted for processing, you can track your Federal refund at the IRS "Where's My Refund" tool.

https://www.irs.gov/refunds

The IRS normally uses 3 stages:

Return received and is being processed.
Refund approved.
Refund sent and an expected deposit date.