Has anyone else's refund been accepted by the IRS?

Only if pulled for testing of their computer systems. That's the risk when submitting early.

Is the official open date the 29th?

Yes, but with the usual disclaimer the IRS always puts out - subject to change.

Thanks for the information! Guess it's the waiting game again lol

Mines has.

Print out that accepted notification and keep it forever. If things don't go well during the testing phase (and they rarely do) and the IRS loses it and later accuses you of not filing that return, then without proof, you lose.

Mine has

Is it going to be the same as last year with the earned income?

Actually, submitting your taxes early is a gamble. When you submit your tax return, it's sent to a submission server that only the IRS can access. There it sits until the IRS pulls it. Now the IRS does do testing of there systems prior to the official start date by pulling a few returns. If a return gets pulled for a test, that does not mean it will get processed first, or any sooner or faster. They're just testing. The bigger issue is, I've never known a test to go perfect the first time. So if that testing with your return really screws up and your return is lost, you'll be waiting a looooong time for any refund. More than likely you'd be getting a letter from the IRS in about 2 years asking where your 2017 return is. THen you'll have to print, sign and mail it to the IRS. On top of that, if you can't prove the IRS accepted it before the deadline, you'll pay interest, penalties and late fees on that return. EVen if you have a refund coming it's perfectly possible for you to be assessed late filing fees, unless you can prove the IRS accepted it. Your only proof is that acceptance e-mail. So if you don't have that, you lose.

How lovely

Ok I have the email confirmation and last year I submitted my return and everything went fine maybe I was one of the Lucky ones lol I'll be sure to save the email or print it out

Save that printout forever too. If the IRS comes back in 5 years and says you didn't file it, then without that printout, you didn't file it.

Thanks Carl I'll be sure to hold on to it hopefully I don't run into any problems but you NEVER know with the IRS so fingers are crossed

I filed mine late on the 23rd and got an email it was accepted 24th at 1 00 pm

Alex I did too.. And still nothing I got my state return back already has any one else

dezi it doesn't show on turbo tax yet it shows accepted here but I checked on the irs wheres my refund and it shows feb 5 as my dd

Alex When did it show your date mine still isn't available to me.

I filed mine Friday (2-2) and was accepted an hour later. I’m not expecting either state or federal until the end of the month due to the eic and dependents.

I got my state back but no Federal. Still say processing. And TurboTax said they accepted my return on 1/22. Kinda strange

S. Bishop21 yeah I received my state money already but no federal.. Let me know when you have answers and I will do same

Dezirre I will let you know.

Did anyone claim the eitc or ctc and received they’re state?

Dezirre.. the Irs finally accepted my taxes and I got a date 3/22..

Got a DDD of 2/22!