Has anyone received a 2026 refund yet ?

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February 6, 2026
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My return was 'received' and finally 'accepted' on Jan 30. Today is day 7 since and still not at 'refund approved' status. There were so many issues last year, my refund took about 9 months. I'm just wondering if anyone's received a refund yet this year.

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Best answer by marytony

Maybe the question I ask should be 'has anyone received a date yet of a future refund to be sent to their bank'. All I'm wondering is what day someone is expecting ther refund based on which day their filing was at the 'accepted' status, so I can try to figure out when I can hopefully expect mine. I know the IRS suggested amount of time is 21 days, but I don't really care for cookie cutter answers, I'd much rather know what the reality of it is since last year it took about 9 months for my refund.

Filed with TT, IRS 'ACCEPTED' Jan 30th. 14 days later on Feb 13th, the status changed to 'APPROVED' and also read, " Your tax refund is scheduled to be sent to your bank by February 19, 2026. If your refund is not credited to your account by February 24, 2026, check with your bank to see if it has been received."

Today is Feb 16th, no changes.

xmasbaby0

Level 15

TurboTax gives you an estimated date for receiving your refund based on a 21 day average from your date of acceptance, but it can take longer. “21 days” is not a promise from TurboTax or the IRS.

First, check your e-file status to see if your return was accepted:

https://turbotax.intuit.com/tax-tools/efile-status-lookup/

Once your federal return has been accepted by the IRS, only the IRS has any control. TurboTax does not receive any updates from the IRS. Your ONLY source of information about your refund now is the IRS.

You need your filing status, your Social Security number and the exact amount (line 35a of your 2025 Form 1040) of your federal refund to track your Federal refund:

https://www.irs.gov/refunds

To track your state refund:

https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/tax-refund/track-state-refund/L3jgO8PGs_US_en_US?uid=lt447ebr

If you chose to have your TurboTax fees deducted from your federal refund, that will take some extra time, while the third party bank handles the refund processing

https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/tax-refund/refunds-take-longer-others/L14YlqFrH_US_en_US?uid=lexdr7zh

https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/tax-refund/irs-refund-taking-longer-21-days/L2vRAJbdU_US_en_US?uid=lexe7lst

If you are getting earned income credit on line 27 or additional child tax credit on line 28 You are subject to the delay required by the PATH act. Do not expect your refund before early March

https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/internal-revenue-service/federal-refunds-delayed-due-path-act/L5jnQJsBi_US_en_US

Note: “Accepted” is not the same as “approved”. TurboTax tells you the e-file was accepted if the IRS deems that there is enough information on the return for them to take it in for processing. Only the IRS can approve of the refund, which is a later stage of processing. If the IRS approves your refund they will provide a date for the refund to be issued.

FROM THE IRS WHERE’S MY REFUND SITE:

https://www.irs.gov/wheres-my-refund

How it works

Where's My Refund shows your refund status:

Return Received – We received your return and are processing it.
Refund Approved – We approved your refund and are preparing to issue it by the date shown.
Refund Sent – We sent the refund to your bank or to you in the mail. It may take 5 days for it to show in your bank account or several weeks for your check to arrive in the mail.

**Disclaimer: Every effort has been made to offer the most correct information possible. The poster disclaims any legal responsibility for the accuracy of the information that is contained in this post.**

marytonyAuthor

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I am aware of your entire reponse, but thank you for posting it for others that may not be aware. I'm simply interested if any other filers using TT, have already received their refunds this year. I had to re-file on Jan 30, it was accepted that same day. It's been 7 days today and I've read on other community discussions that some folks using other software programs have received their refunds early by paying a fee for 'early refunds' offered by their tax programs. I'm just wondering if any TT users have received their refunds yet this year (2026).