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How long does it take for IRS to approve a filing?

It says I’ll get my refund advance within 30 minutes once the IRS accepts my return. How long does it take for them to accept my return?
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How long does it take for IRS to approve a filing?

The IRS will begin accepting 2025 federal tax returns on 01/26/2026.  Expect several days of waiting after the 26th since millions of tax returns will be processing on the IRS servers.

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