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No tax refund after 21 days

I filed my taxes on 02/01/2021. I have been checking the status of them with the irs and they were saying received for the first two weeks, now after 21 days it’s just saying processing and no information is given on when it will be available. I also included my direct deposit information on my taxes and my state taxes informed me they’re mailing me a check. I’m confused on how all of this happened. 

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No tax refund after 21 days

TurboTax only gives the general IRS (most returns are processed within 21 days) date. The actual date is known only by the IRS. TurboTax also does not adjust the general date for anything on the tax return. TurboTax receives no feedback from the IRS after filing.

The IRS says most refunds will be issued within 21 days - some faster, some longer.

Each tax return is evaluated on it's own merits. There is no first-in-first-out. Two similar tax return submitted at the same time can have totally different processing times based on IRS criteria for examining tax returns that the IRS does not divulge.

Some returns will be held for ID verification or other verification. The IRS will send a letter if they require more information to process your tax return.


https://www.irs.gov/individuals/refund-timing

Check your refund stratus here:
https://www.irs.gov/refunds

Check your state refund here:
https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/1899433-how-do-i-track-my-state-refund

**Disclaimer: This post is for discussion purposes only and is NOT tax advice. The author takes no responsibility for the accuracy of any information in this post.**

No tax refund after 21 days

The same thing is happening to me. I filed and it was accepted 2/11 and it’s been 21 days, no direct deposit and it just says “processing” it doesn’t even give a status. 

No tax refund after 21 days

Yeah, that’s literally what I’m seeing, “processing”. My state said it was accepted and refund check was mailed on 3/3. But I put everything as direct deposit. And I know for a while the irs “where’s my refund” tool was not working soooo, idk. 

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