My federal refund was accepted 2/10/2021and it says still processing tax topic 152. Why's it taking so long? Should I worry!?

[pfdno1]

Yes

[mrjmh]

congrats!! full amount promised?

[Licia]

Once you reach 10wks call the irs. Just google the number 

[pfdno1]

I never did get through. I finally received an email notifying me of a “by a date” for my refund. Hope you get yours soon. 

[pfdno1]

All is well! 👍

[Licia]

Congrats 🎉 and unfortunately I have the 10wks

[Devon 9]

Anyone have any info that may help me

[ColeenD3]

There are various reasons your refund may take longer than 21 days. It’s important to remember that the IRS and state agencies distribute refunds, and TurboTax has no insight into why a refund is taking longer than the usual 21 days.

Claiming the following credits may delay refunds past 21 days:

• Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) and/or an Additional Child Tax Credit (CTC)
• Recovery Rebate Credit (only if there is a mistake in the amount)

Use the following articles to help your customer understand why refunds may take longer than 21 days.

For some taxpayers, PATH Act requirements and other identity-protection safeguards implemented by the IRS may account for longer wait times.

Other things that can delay your refund include, but are not limited to:

• Liens, back taxes, or refund offsets

• Errors, inconsistencies, or missing information
• Identity fraud
• Form 8379, Injured Spouse Allocation, which can take 11-14 weeks to process

Also, if you chose direct deposit, your financial institution may need another day or two to post the refund to your account, so keep that in mind.

Related Information:

• What if my IRS refund is taking longer than 21 days?
• When will I get my IRS tax refund?
• Some federal refunds are delayed due to the PATH Act

[ANGELA38]

Where is that form located at?

[xmasbaby0]

@ANGELA38 What form are you asking about?   We cannot tell from your question what you are trying to do.

[Summer25]

Did you ever get your refund?

[Summer25]

What was the right number you called?

[malik1]

I'm in the same boat. I've not received my refund and its more then 21 days. I tried to call the IRS and I'm getting the same response as you all have experienced. Its very frustrating. I had no issues in the past. I got my tax refund from my state for 2020 but still waiting on my federal return. It got accepted by IRS same day - first I was getting a refund estimated date on the IRS refund status portal but now its says. "Your tax return is still being processed. A refund date will be provided when available."

Any suggestions that can be shared will be much appreciated!

[Porrahc21]

What app did you use to get your date 

[DoninGA]

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@Porrahc21 wrote:

What app did you use to get your date 

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That date was based on the IRS target of issuing a tax refund within 21 days after receiving an e-filed tax return in a normal tax year.

This is NOT a normal tax year.

The IRS is seriously behind in processing 2020 tax returns.  This is due to many factors, such as the pandemic, completing processing of millions of 2019 tax returns, stimulus payments, unemployment compensation exclusion tax refunds., changes in the tax code by Congress in the middle of the 2020 tax season and the like.

Millions of taxpayers have not yet received there federal tax refunds.

Go to this IRS website for operational status - https://www.irs.gov/newsroom/irs-operations-during-covid-19-mission-critical-functions-continue

As of June 23, 2021, we had 17.5 million unprocessed individual returns in the pipeline. Unprocessed returns include tax year 2020 returns such as those requiring correction to the Recovery Rebate Credit amount or validation of 2019 income used to figure the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) and Additional Child Tax Credit (ACTC). This work does not require us to correspond with taxpayers but does require special handling by an IRS employee so, in these instances, it is taking the IRS more than 21 days to issue any related refund. If, as a result, a correction is made to any RRC, EITC or ACTC claimed on the return, the IRS will send taxpayers an explanation. Taxpayers are encouraged to continue to check Where’s My Refund? for their personalized refund status and can review Tax Season Refund Frequently Asked Questions.