If turbotax can not give a specific day on when refunds will be deposited why do yall even give dates?? If we have to wait for IRS turbotax should. Not be giving dates

bowmanc1521 · ‎February 11, 2025

MarilynG1

We don't give dates, we only state what the IRS says, which is 'up to 21 days' normally.

Only the IRS knows when they have sent your Refund. Click on 'Where's My Refund?' to check.

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xmasbaby0

Federal and state refunds come from completely separate entities. There is no rule as to which one will come in first or how long it will be between their arrival in your account.

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 2024 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_...

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/L1...

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https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/tax-refund/irs-refund-taking-longer-21-d...

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://turbotax.intuit.com/tax-tips/irs-tax-return/what-is-the-path-act-and-how-may-it-impact-your-...

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.

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bowmanc1521

So when yall state the dates what does that actually mean?? From the looks of it I feel it's only 21 days from the day people file with any tax service mine was accepted January 24th and is still processing

xmasbaby0

@bowmanc1521 TurboTax gives you an "estimated" date based on the 21 day average time it takes for the IRS to process an income tax return. You should not take 21 days literally. Some refunds come faster and some take much longer. The best thing to do is track it yourself on the IRS refund site.