Why does the IRS send you notification that your refund is approved and gives u a date that it will be in your account, and not follow through?

[user17737782451]

Or is it possible that it still could hit at any time? My thoughts were it should have hit this morning or am I to impatient?

[xmasbaby0]

https://www.irs.gov/wheres-my-refund

How it works

Where's My Refund shows your refund status:

• Return Received – We received your return and are processing it.
• Refund Approved – We approved your refund and are preparing to issue it by the date shown.
• Refund Sent – We sent the refund to your bank or to you in the mail. It may take 5 days for it to show in your bank account or several weeks for your check to arrive in the mail.

[DoninGA]

If the IRS website for the status of your federal tax refund indicates the refund was issued on a particular date then the refund should be available in your bank account within 5 days from the date on the IRS website - https://www.irs.gov/refunds

Or did you request to have the TurboTax account fees paid from the federal tax refund?

[Mike9241]

@user17737782451 it could take longer than 5 days if you elected to have your fees deducted from your refund, or you received an advance. Then the refund goes to a third-party bank to be split between you and TurboTax. How long this can delay your refund is unknown.  Another possibility is a bad routing and/or account number. Then the refund goes back to the IRS. An EO in 9/2025 restricts the IRS from issuing paper checks, so you may get a letter asking to correct the info provided.