Why do my 2017 state and federal returns say accepted by Turbo Tax and just return received by the Irs?

[WillK · Accepted solution]

That means that the IRS has received your return from Turbo Tax but has not processed nor accepted/rejected the return yet. It can take up to 72 hours from when the returns were sent to the IRS and state for them to move from received to accepted/rejected. 

[SweetieJean]

"say accepted by Turbo Tax"
TT advises when they are Submitted and then when Accepted.

[SweetieJean]

<a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://www.irs.gov/refunds/tax-season-refund-frequently-asked-questions">https://www.irs.gov/refund...>

[SweetieJean]

Accepted means the same as Received. Approved is a later step.

https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p2043en.pdf