Where is my refund

[dracocribyt]

It says it was accepted 02/25/2026 and i paid for the 5 day sooner

[mesquitebean]

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@ dracocribyt wrote:
It says it was accepted 02/25/2026 and i paid for the 5 day sooner

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Where are you seeing that.?  What is the "it?"  The IRS "Where's My Return" tool does not use the term "accepted."   Or did you mean to say "approved" instead?    What exactly is the message showing at the IRS tool:

https://www.irs.gov/refunds

The IRS WMR tool normally progresses through 3 stages:

• Return received
• Refund approved
• Refund sent and an expected deposit date

If you paid $35 for the "Up to 5 days early" refund offer, then if the refund doesn't come at least 1 day earlier than if it had been sent to you directly from the IRS, then TurboTax says they will not charge the fee.

[CatinaT1]

Once your return is filed, TurboTax has no control over the processing or the timing when the IRS releases your refund. 

The IRS Where's My Refund site will not take into account the 5 days early, but if you signed up for the 5 Day Early product, you should receive your refund deposited 5 days prior to the date indicated by the IRS, assuming all conditions are met.

For more information click on the link below

5 Days Early Option

If you don't get your deposit 5 days early, there is a few reasons why that might happen.

• Your refund was offset or differed from their estimated refund amount, bringing the refund amount below the minimum threshold or above the maximum. What is a refund offset?
• Your bank wouldn't accept RTP (Real Time Payments) or Same Day ACH deposits, preventing Intuit from depositing your refund 5 days ahead of when the IRS would have deposited your refund.
• The IRS didn't give Intuit 5 or more days of notice in advance. This stopped Intuit from meeting the 5 days early expectations.

If TurboTax is unable to deliver the refund 5 days early, your order will be canceled and you won't be charged the 5-Day Early fee. You will receive a follow-up email with a refund and timing update, and if any cancellation is applicable.