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Why is my refund taking so long when its already been approved and has a expected arrival of 3/05/2021 and now it 3/17/2021?

 
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MichelleLO
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Why is my refund taking so long when its already been approved and has a expected arrival of 3/05/2021 and now it 3/17/2021?

Are you seeing the approved status on the IRS Where's My Refund site? 

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Why is my refund taking so long when its already been approved and has a expected arrival of 3/05/2021 and now it 3/17/2021?

On irs it says that it is still being processed but I have an approval date as of the fifth on the turbotax site. 

SForrestLO
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Why is my refund taking so long when its already been approved and has a expected arrival of 3/05/2021 and now it 3/17/2021?

You will need to refer to the IRS website, Turbo Tax will not know the status of your return. Once it is submitted it goes to the IRS for further review and processing. Continue to monitor the IRS website for a refund date. 

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