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New Member
posted May 13, 2020 9:44:09 AM

Federal Refund

Will I still be receiving my refund today?

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Alumni
May 13, 2020 9:56:21 AM

No one here or TurboTax would know when you will receive your refund.

 

You can check the IRS website, Where's My Refund, for information about your Federal refund, the website updates once a day.  

https://www.irs.gov/refunds

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Level 15
May 13, 2020 9:55:37 AM

TurboTax does not know what day your refund will arrive.

 

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

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.  Many refunds are taking longer during the pandemic. 

 

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 20 of your 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/questions/1899433-how-do-i-track-my-state-refund

 

https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/1901548-why-do-some-refunds-take-longer-than-others

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://www.irs.gov/refunds/tax-season-refund-frequently-asked-questions

https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/2840013-does-accepted-mean-my-refund-is-approved

https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/2724106-my-return-is-accepted-but-still-not-approved-is-there-a-problem-should-i-be-worried

Alumni
May 13, 2020 9:56:21 AM

No one here or TurboTax would know when you will receive your refund.

 

You can check the IRS website, Where's My Refund, for information about your Federal refund, the website updates once a day.  

https://www.irs.gov/refunds

Returning Member
May 29, 2020 4:49:23 AM

Need to change federal refund to e file but it is not giving me an option what do I need to do

Level 15
May 29, 2020 5:10:46 AM


@myamiller02 wrote:

Need to change federal refund to e file but it is not giving me an option what do I need to do


See this TurboTax support FAQ for changing from mail to e-file - https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/e-file/help/how-do-i-change-from-mail-to-e-file-in-turbotax-online/01/26985