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New Member
posted Feb 25, 2021 1:12:20 PM

Does this mean turbo tax received my refund and is pending for deposit?? Order Status: Payment Pending

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Expert Alumni
Feb 25, 2021 1:37:05 PM

TurboTax never receives taxpayer's refunds.  Payment Pending means the IRS has accepted your return, approved your refund, and payment is about to be scheduled and made.   

Level 1
Mar 4, 2021 8:48:07 PM

@DavidD66 How long does it take to receive payment after you see the status: payment pending? I filed my taxes before the IRS started accepting submissions and sent them on Feb 11th so I’ve been waiting more than a few weeks and it has already been accepted. At first when it was initially accepted, the blue bar under my refund amount was halfway colored in or filled up and now the entire bar or line is blue as though it is complete. Thanks so much for reading!

Intuit Alumni
Mar 5, 2021 10:18:38 AM

@Amberandrome Typically, it take about 3 weeks to receive the refund once your return has been accepted. If it has been more than 21 days since your return was accepted, please see the following help article: What if my IRS refund is taking longer than 21 days?

New Member
Mar 7, 2021 7:25:47 PM

Mine has said payment pending since my taxes was accepted on 2/12, and I have still yesterday to receive my refund. My WMR shows me on 1 bar, my 21 days was up on Friday and I called the IRS and they said i was still in processing. To wait 10 weeks. So the payment pending does not mean it was been approved. Plus my tax transcripts still show N/A and havent updated to my new address yet either, so i know my taxes havent even been touched. 

Level 3
Mar 7, 2021 8:15:19 PM

Mine says payment completed and I haven’t get my refund please let me know if your situation changes I will to

New Member
Mar 8, 2021 7:27:06 PM

Mine just changed to payment completed. How long will I wait 

Returning Member
Mar 9, 2021 12:52:58 AM

Mine changed to payment complete yesterday i hope i get them very soon

Returning Member
Mar 10, 2021 12:38:30 PM

If the full bar on turbotax website means my return has been accepted, approved and a date has been set how long will it take after all that. The bar on turbotax website went from halfway to full last Friday the 5th. And here it is the 10th and still waiting. Don't tell me to check the IRS site. It is not updating and thus useless.

Returning Member
Mar 10, 2021 12:41:39 PM

How long did your account say payment pending 

New Member
Mar 18, 2021 5:28:14 PM

How long after it says payment completed will I have to wait 

Intuit Alumni
Mar 18, 2021 5:36:44 PM

There are a lot of delays for federal refunds this year. The IRS is working overtime to get stimulus payments sent out to you and process your tax returns. Per the IRS website IRS Operations During COVID-19: Mission-critical functions continue: Please visit here and see all services that have slowed down or been delayed due to Covid-19.

Once your tax return has been submitted, the most up to date information will come from the IRS. The IRS releases most refunds within 21 calendar days after the e-filed return has been accepted (received), not 21 days from the e-filing date. 

To check on regular tax refund status via automated phone, call 800-829-1954. (This line has no information on Economic Impact Payments.)The only other way to know when your refund will be released is to use the IRS Where's My Refund tool. Until the IRS starts processing it on their own, you may not find record of it or the website may say that you have put in incorrect information when tracking your federal refund. As your return moves through the system, the status of it will be updated accordingly. Please see here  for more information on checking the status of an e-filed return.

If accepted by the IRS use the federal tax refund website to check the refund status as it moves through the process here.

See the video in this link for a really good explanation of the process: 

https://www.refundschedule.com/irs-wheres-refund-status-bars-disappeared/

 

Returning Member
Mar 18, 2021 8:03:03 PM

So did you get it

Expert Alumni
Mar 18, 2021 8:14:03 PM

Payment Pending for Order Status sounds like you ordered something and your payment is pending.  Maybe to pay for your TurboTax? 

 

To check your Efile Status, click this link.

New Member
Mar 20, 2021 4:16:13 PM

Did you receive ur refund yet?  Mine just changed to completed today

Level 3
Mar 20, 2021 4:49:45 PM

Unfortunately it does not mean anything I’ve been like this for 2 weeks

Level 1
Mar 20, 2021 5:19:20 PM

I have yet to get mine.

Intuit Alumni
Mar 20, 2021 6:26:24 PM

If you are concerned about the status of your taxes and you are past the 21 day mark you should call the IRS to see if they can provide you with any additional information.

https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/return-status/help/my-return-is-accepted-but-still-not-approved-is-there-a-problem-should-i-be-worried/00/26478

Please see the video below for more information:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GVYONZQMhW0

Returning Member
Mar 20, 2021 6:55:28 PM

Yes i updated today to ddd of the 24th thank you 

Returning Member
Mar 22, 2021 5:29:55 PM

How long after that changed did you receive your refund? Thank you for your time.

Intuit Alumni
Mar 22, 2021 5:38:19 PM

If your return has taken more than 21 days you can reach out to the IRS. Help with doing so has been provided by clicking here.

Returning Member
Mar 30, 2021 6:28:44 AM

Did you receive your refund after it said Payment Status: Order Completed on your TurboTax? If so, may I ask how long it took? Thank you for your time and congrats! I know we're all needing this.

Level 15
Mar 30, 2021 6:48:47 AM

TT does not receive your tax refund.  It goes directly from the IRS to a third party bank to have the TT fees deducted before the balance is forwarded to you. This can add a day or so.

 

However, when you signed up for Pay with Refund, you agreed to let TT takes its fees if your refund was delayed beyond a certain point, so that may be what happened. But TT notifies you first.

 

Check the IRS website to see if your refund has actually been issued.

Returning Member
Mar 30, 2021 6:55:44 AM

TT has their 3rd party that does it's thing, then to Wells Fargo which is the 3rd party for PayPal so I know it's going to add a couple of days to it. I'm just wondering if Payment Completed means anything. I'm assuming I should be receiving a deposit at least this week because how else could TT get their funds if the IRS is still processing it.

Unfortunately, the IRS site doesn't update and if it does it's well after the refund is already in.  

Level 1
Apr 1, 2021 10:46:46 AM

You got it ?