How long would a back owed check take? Says accepted 6/13/2025

Cmmhoyt1 · ‎September 30, 2025

xmasbaby0 · How long would a back owed check take? Says accepted 6/13/2025

Please explain what you mean by "a back owed check." A check payable to who? Are you referring to a check you mailed to the IRS? Your state? Your income tax refund for which you chose to receive a check?

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mesquitebean · How long would a back owed check take? Says accepted 6/13/2025

If you are referring to a Federal refund and see the term "accepted" in Online TurboTax, that refers to the efile status; i.e., that the submission was accepted by the IRS for processing. At that point the IRS refund lookup tool would initially show "return received." After the IRS processes the return, the IRS "Where's My Refund" tool would show "return approved" and then that would be followed by "refund sent."

So if you are referring to a Federal refund, what do you see at the IRS WMR tool; is there any message?

https://www.irs.gov/wheres-my-refund