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kyle_ryu
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I did not receive my refund. Where is my refund? I have filed since Jan 24th, 2022

 
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I did not receive my refund. Where is my refund? I have filed since Jan 24th, 2022

The IRS says 9 out of 10 filers who efile and choose direct deposit will get their Federal refunds within 21 days after being accepted. Some returns are processed fairly quickly, while others require additional processing due to specific items in the return. Some are pulled at random for more thorough investigation.


If you efiled, you should double-check to be sure the return was efiled successfully and accepted.
If you used Online TurboTax, you can sign into your Online Account and check the efile status at the Tax Home.


If that showed it was accepted, you can use the "Where's My Refund" tool at the IRS website below to monitor the status of your Federal refund.  
https://www.irs.gov/Refunds


TIPS when using the IRS WMR tool:

  • Be sure you have waited at least 24 hours after acceptance before using the IRS WMR tool.  Or if you filed a paper return in postal mail, wait at least 4 weeks before using it.
  • Be sure you enter the correct SSN and filing status.
  • Be sure you are using only the Federal refund amount.   Do not include any state refund or any total refund or net refund (Fed and State) that TurboTax may have provided on a screen.  
  • Look at your actual Federal return to get the Federal refund amount, i.e., your Form 1040, Line 35a.
  • You can also try phoning the IRS refund hotline.  I've seen it work for some users when the WMR tool didn't.  800-829-1954

 

To track a state refund:
https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/refund-status/help/how-do-i-track-my-state-refund/00/25571

I did not receive my refund. Where is my refund? I have filed since Jan 24th, 2022

If the IRS "Where's My Refund" tool says your return is still being processed, this IRS FAQ gives some situations where it might take longer than 21 days:
https://www.irs.gov/refunds/tax-season-refund-frequently-asked-questions

 

This time of year one of the more common reasons for a delay is the PATH Act which affects filers who had EITC or ACTC tax credits in their return.  By law the IRS cannot release those refunds until after February 15.   So some filers who had those credits may not see a refund until around March 1, although if one chose direct deposit, they may get it earlier than that, such as later in February.

 

If the PATH Act (i.e., one of those EITC/ACTC credits) is the reason for the delay, the IRS says it hopes to update the "Where's My Refund" tool "by February 19" to show the expected deposit date for most filers in that situation.

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