The situation you describe seems perfectly normal, and we certainly don't think that you should be especially concerned, in the absence of any additional information or circumstances beyond which you mention in your question. Please allow us to explain.
While we at TurboTax have no way of
finding out specific information about the processing of an individual tax
return once it's been transmitted to the government, the activity (and timeframe) you describe gives absolutely no reason to
think that you're under review, or that something is wrong with your tax return, so please don't
worry or be concerned at this point.
In fact, the
messages and bars on the Where's My Refund webpage change all of the
time; and sometimes the same message is displayed continuously, or the bars
disappear entirely. If your tax return ever is chosen for further review, or an
actual audit, then the website should plainly indicate that, and also let you know to
expect an IRS notice or letter by mail. (You haven't observed any message
like that, have you?)
Not all tax returns are identical either, and so they move
through the
IRS processing system at various speeds. Thus, one taxpayer's
experience may not be reflective or indicative of another taxpayer's
experience.
Taxpayers who do have their returns
held for review, and who expect to receive an IRS notice, tell us that this
message appears clearly on the Where's My Refund website. The
behavior that you observe is more likely an indicator that your tax return is
simply moving through the processing system. It could also be that the
IRS is checking for additional information on something related to your tax
return (like matching your reported self-employment income data with that separately reported to
the IRS by another entity filing Form 1099-MISC); but we wouldn't call that a review . . . perhaps
only a small delay.
If
enough time passes after filing (21 days after e-file, or 6 weeks after
paper file), and there is no new information, at that time the IRS
indicates that you can call them, using the
phone number provided on their Where's My Refund website.
For
now, the best recommended course of action is continued patience. The IRS doesn't always
move as fast as taxpayers would like (especially when waiting for a
refund).
Thank you for expressing your concern, and for asking this question.
