Approval

[RoseAnnGutierrez87]

TurboTax shows my refund is approved. But when I go to the irs website it doesn’t show it’s approved. Help?

[BrandiLO]

Once your return has been accepted (received) by the government, they take over the refund status update duties, since they hold the purse strings. The status in TurboTax will remain as accepted. Use the IRS Where's My Refund site for the latest word on your federal tax refund and your state government's refund lookup service for the latest on your state refund. The next step you are waiting for is for the refund status to change to approved. The IRS estimates that most refunds will be sent within three weeks after your e-filed returns are accepted. Many refunds will come sooner. For more information, please click here.

[RoseAnnGutierrez87]

That doesn't answer my question. 

Why does turbotax say its approved but the "where's my refund" IRS site say "return received" not "refund approved"?

[KatrinaLO]

Once your return is submitted to the IRS, any update would come from them. We don't receive real time updates from the IRS or your state about your return. That information is only for you at that point.

If accepted by the IRS, you can check your refund status below:

https://www.irs.gov/refunds

If it's been over 21 days since being accepted by the IRS and your tax return is still processing,  you can call the IRS and speak with an IRS agent to get more information.