How long does it take to get accepted

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June 1, 2019
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how long does it take for IRS to accept my return

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Anonymous

Returns are usually accepted within 48 hours, but can take up to 72 hours. While your return is pending acceptance they are checking your personal information to make sure it matches their records, sometimes that can take them a little longer than the average estimated time. With the recent changes in the tax code, it may take a little longer than what you are used to for the returns to be processed.

The IRS issues most refunds within 21 days of your return being accepted.

TurboTax tracks whether your federal tax return as been accepted or rejected, and gives an estimate on when you can expect to receive your tax refund. Please see the following TurboTax FAQ for information on tracking your federal refund:

https://ttlc.intuit.com/replies/3288568

To determine the exact status of your state tax refund, you will need to track your refund by clicking your state below for tax refund lookup instructions.

https://ttlc.intuit.com/replies/3300211

You can follow these steps to contact the IRS about your return: Call the IRS at this number: 800-829-0582 (IRS phone support) Press 1 for English, then enter extension 652.

ChasD

Level 2

No true Heather14. TurboTax is doing something very odd this year, and we are not sure why they are holding returns for 24-72 hours - especially during this COVID-19 pandemic. It does not take 24-48 hours for the IRS to accept your tax return once you efile. Something is broken with TurboTax this year. In past years, returns were accepted almost immediately or within hours. NOW -- for some years, returns seem to be stuck. This is not the IRS ... this is TurboTax. Many people who have been stuck have gone to other tax services like H&R blocks, filed and been accepted within hours. All this while their return is still states "pending" at TurboTax. This is probably the last year I will use TurboTax because of this reason.

AkinaLO

Level 15

The IRS will be catching up on tax returns and you should see yours moving out of pending soon.

Some things that delay the process is if you have any refund offsets.

Please refer to the following help article for the details on your pending status.

What does pending mean?

Here's more information about an accepted return.

What does accepted mean?

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ChasD

Level 2

It does not take 24-48 hours for the IRS to accept your tax return once you efile. Something is broken with TurboTax this year. In past years, returns were accepted almost immediately or within hours. NOW -- for some years, returns seem to be stuck. This is not the IRS ... this is TurboTax. Many people who have been stuck have gone to other tax services like H&R blocks, filed and been accepted within hours. All this while their return is still states "pending" at TurboTax. This is probably the last year I will use TurboTax because of this reason.