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February 16, 2024
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2023 Return status

  • February 16, 2024
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How long should it take for your refund status to go from accepted to approved? It’s been a week and no new updates.

Best answer by DoninGA

Only the IRS and your State control when and if a Federal or State tax refund is Approved and Issued.

 

After the tax return has been Accepted by the IRS (meaning only that they received the return) it will be in the Processing mode until the tax refund has been Approved and then an Issue Date will be available on the IRS website.
See this IRS website for federal tax refund FAQ's - https://www.irs.gov/refunds/tax-season-refund-frequently-asked-questions

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DoninGA
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Level 15
February 16, 2024

Only the IRS and your State control when and if a Federal or State tax refund is Approved and Issued.

 

After the tax return has been Accepted by the IRS (meaning only that they received the return) it will be in the Processing mode until the tax refund has been Approved and then an Issue Date will be available on the IRS website.
See this IRS website for federal tax refund FAQ's - https://www.irs.gov/refunds/tax-season-refund-frequently-asked-questions

Level 2
February 17, 2024

same with me. its been two weeks and "where's my refund" still shows "being processed " and not updated to "approved".  Its never taken this long in previous years.  Normally status updates within a week.