Unfortunately, there is no set timeframe, continue to monitor your refund on the IRS Where’s My Federal Refund? site. If your return is processing, during this time the government reviews your refund. During the review process, they look for math errors on your return (extremely rare in TurboTax) and they also check if you owe back taxes, unpaid child support, or other debts.
If they need to make any corrections, they may offset (reduce) your refund. In some cases, the correction might even increase your refund.
Once that part's done, the government approves your refund, which means it's ready to be deposited or sent. At that point the IRS site will update with a direct deposit date.
The general timeline of e-filed returns is: Transmission > Acceptance > Processing > Approval > Refund.
You can go to this link Topic No. 203 Reduced Refund there is a phone number you can call to see if there was a refund offset. Make sure to check both options for an offset.
If this is putting you into financial hardship, please see this link:Taxpayer Advocate Service
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