Can anyone tell me what does “est” means? I noticed it on the status bar of my return. It’s shows est. 02-09-2023. Does that mean that’s when I should receive my return?

[Mike9241]

if your return was accepted that likely indicates the expected ( a pure guess) of the date you'll get your refund. 

[darriusworks]

Yeah my return was accepted. I just was wondering. Thank you for your feedback. It’s much appreciated 💙

[riafit]

when were you accepted? i was accepted on 1/29 and still no date on where’s my refund? 

[9greenshauntaya]

Is there a date under IRS refund ?

[xmasbaby0]

@9greenshauntaya

TurboTax gives you an estimated date for receiving your refund based on a 21 day average from your date of acceptance, but it can take longer.  “21 days”  is not a promise from TurboTax or the IRS. 

First, check your e-file status to see if your return was accepted: 

https://turbotax.intuit.com/tax-tools/efile-status-lookup/

Once your federal return has been accepted by the IRS, only the IRS has any control.  TurboTax does not receive any updates from the IRS. Your ONLY source of information about your refund now is the IRS.

You need your filing status, your Social Security number and the exact amount  (line 35a of your 2024 Form 1040) of your federal refund to track your Federal refund:   

https://www.irs.gov/refunds

To track your state refund:    

https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/tax-refund/track-state-refund/L3jgO8PGs_...

If you chose to have your TurboTax fees deducted from your federal refund, that will take some extra time, while the third party bank handles the refund processing

https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/tax-refund/refunds-take-longer-others/L1...

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https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/tax-refund/irs-refund-taking-longer-21-d...