@emamimaryam1989 wrote:
I filed my 2024 taxes in April but my refund is still pending. I just want to confirm if my filing was completed correctly and how I can check the refund status. Thank you for your help.
What do you mean by "pending?" Does it show up in the IRS "Where's My Refund" tool (link below) as still being processed?
We can tell you how to phone the IRS, but there are some things you need to investigate first. Here's how to start:
First, you need to be sure the return was successfully filed. It depends on how you chose to file the return.
If you filed a paper return by mail, TurboTax does not mail it for you. If you chose that method, you would have had to print it, sign it, date it, and mail it yourself. It takes at least 4 weeks for a mailed return to show up in the IRS Where's My Refund tool.
If you efiled, 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. What word is used there for the status: accepted, rejected, printed, started, ready to mail, or something else?
If the Tax Home shows it was accepted, (or if you mailed a paper return), you can use the "Where's My Refund" tool at the IRS website below to monitor the status of your Federal refund. Is there any message there?
https://www.irs.gov/wheres-my-refund
Here are some tips when using that IRS refund lookup tool:
- Be sure you enter the correct tax year, 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 summary screen.
- Look at your actual Federal return to get the Federal refund amount to use in the tool, i.e., your Form 1040, Line 35a.
