Where is my tax return

[Wulfenheizen]

I completed my taxes April 17 it has now been 30 days since I filed. I was approved according to turbo tax but I still don't see my return in my direct deposit please help. I've tried contacting my bank they recommend I contact the IRS to it's website has not record of me filing with turbo tax. However TurboTax home page says everything went through

[SweetieJean]

TT does not know when your refund is Approved, so cannot tell you that.  It sends you an email when the IRS has Accepted (received) your efile for processing.  Approved is a later step. Some users have been waiting since January.

Tax Season Refund Frequently Asked Questions | Internal Revenue Service (irs.gov)

[Wulfenheizen]

Is it normal to still be waiting for my return since April? No confirmation email from theIRS either. The status on the IRS webpage states they have no information for me

[NCperson]

@Wulfenheizen - did you efile or mail the return?  

[xmasbaby0]

TurboTax did not say your refund was "approved."    TurboTax can only tell you that your e-file was "accepted" which is not the same as "approved."  And many returns are taking longer than normal to be processed.

https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/2840013-does-accepted-mean-my-refund-is-approved

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 35a of your 2021 Form 1040) of your federal refund to track your Federal refund:   

https://www.irs.gov/refunds

To track your state refund:    

https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/1899433-how-do-i-track-my-state-refund

https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/1901548-why-do-some-refunds-take-longer-than-others

If you chose to have your TurboTax fees deducted from your federal refund, that will take some extra time, while the third party bank handles the refund processing.

https://www.irs.gov/refunds/tax-season-refund-frequently-asked-questions