Can I expedite my tax refund if I choose the option to do 21 days but I want to do five days instead

[xmasbaby0]

"5 days early" does not mean you get your refund in five days.  And....if you already e-filed you cannot change anything now.  Sorry.

[hillaryvargas67]

I’m a bit confused if TurboTax has the option on “5 days early” and it doesn’t refund you in 5 days then what is the point & what is the point of you paying the fee then? 
Side note, my friend also filed the same day and paid the 5 days early fee and he already got his refund not even 3 days later. 

[xmasbaby0]

@hillaryvargas67 You are misinterpreting "five days early" to mean get a refund in five days.   It does not mean you get your refund within five days after filing.

"5 days early" means you are supposed to receive your federal refund from one to five days sooner than the refund date shown on the IRS refund site.   If it does not meet that "at least one day sooner" date, they are supposed to refund the $35 fee.

You have to pay attention to the date on the IRS refund site.

You need your filing status, your Social Security number and the exact amount  (line 35a of your 2025 Form 1040) of your federal refund to track your Federal refund:   

https://www.irs.gov/refunds

[VolvoGirl]

And just another side note.  I didn’t sign up for the 5 days early refund.  But my bank Wells Fargo posted my federal and state refunds 5 days earlier than the IRS and state sent dates.  So maybe their bank posted it sooner.