Turbo Tax told me that my refund was accepted, when I went to irs.gov I saw that my refund was pending not accepted. Is this an issue? Do I need to re-file?

[AndreaC1 · Accepted solution]

No, there is no need to re-file. The government now has that return. Accepted in TurboTax just means the government has received your return; it's the status of the tax return, not the refund. The status will no longer update in TurboTax and will remain as accepted from here on out since the IRS now has that return.

Your federal return will show pending until the IRS either accepts or rejects your return. The IRS may be working on a backlog of returns at this time, so it can sometimes take longer than the initial 24-48 hours before you know if they have accepted or rejected your return. And the state will remain in pending status until after federal has been accepted. 

As long as it's pending, you know that it's still on the way to them. But you will get an email when your return goes from pending status to Accepted or Rejected. 

Also, once you've been accepted, wait at least 24 hours before you use the IRS Where's My Refund? site. If you jump the gun, you may be told – incorrectly – that you never filed. 

And state can be tracked by going here How do I track my state refund?

What does Pending mean?

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[julius3]

How long will it take for my state taxes to go to my account

[julius3]

The state accepts it because they put me on a payment plan they will be taking there money directly from my checking account also my state taxes is showing that they have not received it yet.

[julius3]

Please email me a copy of my 2018 taxes because I did them with you all also an email my 2019 to me as well Thank you.

[ramseyjam77]

Y is turbotax saying I haven't filled with them and everytime I try to send e-file it rejects me but yet it went from saying pending from federal to accepted??

[SForrestLO]

@ramseyjam77

The IRS is not accepting returns yet. This FAQ will provide more information. When will the IRS begin accepting returns?

This Turbo Tax FAQ will show you how to fix a return if it is rejected.  How to fix a rejected return.

[twertz7872]

According to Turbotax,  my refund was accepted in February 12, 2021.  I cant seem to find any update information on my return.  My daughter filed a week later and already has her refund.  Can some one update my status and provide a date I should receive my refund

[JeanneLO]

Your refund is handled by the IRS or your state office therefore TurboTax won't be able to assist with the refund processing and release of your refund. There have been some reports that Where's My Refund has not updated recently but you should check back daily as the system is updated once a day.

According to the IRS website What to expect for Refunds This Year more than 9 out of 10 refunds are issued in less than 21 days after the IRS accepts the tax return when you e-file and choose direct deposit as your refund choice. 

For more on the timing of your refund please see this TurboTax FAQ.

[JEFFREY STURGILL]

I just e-filed it says they were excepted 3-9 

[LindseyLO]

More details and explanation on what your  "pending" status has been provided by clicking here.

[rot10shorts]

I paid turbo tax to do my taxes they told me they are accepting.  I got a letter from irs that something was not correct in what they sent and why I was refused2x and they are holding my federal tax.turbo tax was paid to do my taxes they need to find out what went wrong and contact me after they fixed today

[VolvoGirl]

Accepted does not mean Approved.

Accepted only means the IRS verified some basic info on it so they know it's really from you.  After it is Accepted the IRS processes it then approves it before they send the refund.

Turbo Tax can't find out anything for you.  Once the IRS accepts your return for processing then Turbo Tax is done with their part.  Now it's just between the IRS and you.

A common adjustment is if you claimed the Recovery rebate credit on 1040 line 30 when you already got the Stimulus payment or got the second one after you filed or reported the wrong amounts or entered them in the wrong box.  Do you have an amount on line 30?

[AlexisAnderson12]

It has been 21 days everything was accepted I never received an email about it being rejected or accepted after that but I have received my state in the mail so when will I see my federal 

[beasty46]

I filled for the first and second round of stimulas paymentvwas excepted February  19 but I still have no info on the first two payments and can not find any info on them what fmdo I do