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Level 2
posted Feb 20, 2020 3:55:25 AM

What does it mean when my bar on turbo tax is all green but checking where's my refund says still processing refund date when avilable

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Expert Alumni
Feb 20, 2020 3:43:00 PM

 

Most likely, it because you had an estimated date for your refund of 2/20/2020 (or a few days before, depending on how often you check it) and we have reached that date.  That information is not very accurate because it is just an estimate based on the fact that most, but not all, refunds are issued within 21 days of the Tax Return being Accepted by the IRS.  The only way to accurately track the date you will receive your refund is by visiting the IRS website for Where's my Refund.   If you see that your refund is Processing, or Still Processing, that's great....it means that the IRS is working on your return and hopefully you will have an Approved status, with a date, soon.