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Still haven't received my 2020 or my 2021 federal refund

First of all, Did you efile?  Was it Accepted?

 

Did you go all the way through the File tab, through the 3 steps and hit the big orange Transmit Returns Now button?

 

If you used the Online version you can check your 2021 efile status here     

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

For 2020, When you log into your account you should also see the status and if it was Accepted or Rejected, Started, Printed, Ready to Mail, etc.  what does it say?

 

When you efile you get back 2 emails.  The first email only confirms the transmission.  The second email says if the IRS (or state) Accepted or Rejected your efile.  And check your spam folder for them.

 

When you log into your account you should also see the status and if it was Accepted or Rejected, Started, Printed, Ready to Mail, etc.  What does it say?

 

Keep waiting.   The IRS is taking 6 months or more to process returns this year.  3  weeks (21 days) is just an estimate.

 

If your return was Accepted then check IRS Where's my refund

https://www.irs.gov/refunds/

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