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You can also use this tool to confirm an efiled return was accepted:
https://shop.turbotax.intuit.com/efile/efile_status_lookup.jsp
By "IRS can't locate it", are you referring to the "Where's My Refund" tool?
NOTE: When entering your refund amount, use only the Federal refund amount and not any total refund amount that includes a state refund. The figure to use is shown on your 2018 Federal Form 1040, Line 20a.
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Did you confirm the Federal refund amount to enter there at "Where's My Refund" by looking at your actual Federal Form 1040, Line 20a? And, of course, entering the correct filing status and SSN?
If your refund amount has cents, try rounding it up and rounding it down to see if one works.
Check it again in a couple of days. You could phone the IRS to look it up on their end, but they might tell you they can't help you in the first 21 days. If it were me, and if I verified that I was entering the correct amount, I'd just wait a while and try periodically, but you can phone them, if you wish to see if they have an explanation.
Here's how to reach a live agent at the IRS:
800-829-1040 (7AM-7 PM local time) Monday-Friday
When calling the IRS do not choose the first choice re: "Refund", or it will send you to an automated phone line to check on your refund (although you could try it to see if it shows up that way.) Otherwise here's how to get a live agent:
I usually use a speakerphone so I can work on something else while waiting.
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