Track my federal refund

[stacey269]

It has been over 3 weeks.  How do I track the status of my federal refund?

[tishalucero]

How long is it taking to receive the federal tax return

[bapolen]

this   is worthless i have now wasted  4 hours trying to get answers and help and     cant get a liv e agt    or  a response

[xmasbaby0]

@bap2 You are posting to a two year old thread.  No wonder no one paid any attention to it.  However, the answer below is still correct--if your return was accepted, then only the IRS has any information.  TurboTax does not know what the IRS is doing with your refund.  You can only track it on the IRS site.  You have to enter your SSN, your filing status and the exact refund amount from line 20a of your 2018 Form 1040 to track your federal refund.

[xmasbaby0 · Accepted solution]

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.

Once your return has been accepted by the IRS, only the IRS has any control.  TurboTax does not receive any updates from the IRS.

To track your Federal refund:   

https://www.irs.gov/refunds

To track your state refund:    

https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/1899433

On the IRS site you are also offered the use of an app called IRS2Go

[stacey269]

Thank you!  This is exactly what I needed to know to track my federal refund!

[kathygf65]

is thwre a phone number to call

[xmasbaby0]

800-829-1040

[awdree]

I send my taxes on the mail on April 13 I got my state tax return

But I'm still waiting for my federal tax I'm getting worry what about if it got lose on the mail and the federal government never got it

I try to check on the IRS web site but it said no match

Any suggestions

[VolvoGirl]

Did you mail federal and state in separate envelopes?  Federal goes to a different place.  Some people have been mailing both together to the state.

And Make sure you are using the refund amount from your actual federal tax return and not the combined amount Turbo Tax showed you at the end. That was for federal and state combined. 

[richardtaylor2010]

i never got my federal tax return for 2018 where did it go?

[xmasbaby0]

@richardtaylor2010 

Was your return accepted?

When you e-file your federal return you will receive two emails from TurboTax.  The first one will say that your return was submitted.  The second email will tell you if your federal return was accepted or rejected.  If you e-filed a state return, there will be a third email to tell you if the state accepted or rejected your state return.

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

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

If the IRS accepted it, what does it say here? 

https://www.irs.gov/refunds           Or does your account say “Ready to Mail?”

Note: If it says “Ready to Mail” or “Printed” that means YOU have to mail it yourself.  TurboTax does not mail your tax return for you.

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 20a of your Form 1040) of your federal refund to track your Federal refund:   

https://www.irs.gov/refunds

[MoniqueLO]

Refunds take about 21 days after the IRS has accepted your E-filed tax return. Please see below for more information. 

https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/refund-status/help/when-will-i-get-my-irs-tax-refund/00/25589

[donjoyce12]

I submitted my tracing information to irs.gov and it keeps saying wait 24 hours, I filed on Feb 1st 

[Sabjdfr]

How do you know if your taxes went through