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DoninGA
Level 15
Level 15
Feb 9, 2026 2:50 PM UTC

Only the IRS and your State control when and if a Federal or State tax refund is Approved and Issued.

 

Once a tax return has been Accepted by the IRS or a State, TurboTax receives no further information concerning the tax return or the status of any tax refund.

 

If accepted by the IRS use the federal tax refund website to check the refund status - https://www.irs.gov/refunds

If accepted by the state use this TurboTax support FAQ to check the state tax refund status - https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/tax-refund/track-state-refund/L3jgO8PGs_...

 

After the tax return has been Accepted by the IRS (meaning only that they received the return) it will be in the Processing mode until the tax refund has been Approved and then an Issue Date will be available on the IRS website.

Level 13
Feb 9, 2026 2:55 PM UTC

If you are trying to file a return from years past, you can download TurboTax Desktop for years 2022-2024.  Any older years you will need to obtain paper forms from irs.gov if you don't already have the software (and paper file).