TurboTax

File with experts
File your taxes
Experts at your fingertips

An expert helps with your taxes, or does them for you
TurboTax Expert Full Service

TurboTax Expert Assist

TurboTax Self-Employed
Prior year taxes
File myself
File myself
Do it yourself

We'll guide you step-by-step
TurboTax Do It Yourself

TurboTax Self-Employed

TurboTax Desktop
TurboTax Free

Activate your product

Prior year taxes
Business
Business
Business taxes

Get your T2 corporate return done right, your way
TurboTax Business

TurboTax Business Desktop
Tax situations
Tax situations
Tax situations

Find extra guidance for your big life moves
For investors

For 25 and younger

For self-employed

For new to Canada

For life changes
Resources
Resources
Resources

Explore tax tools, get tips, and read reviews
Personal income tax calculator

RRSP savings calculator

Learning hub

TurboTax support (FAQ)

TurboTax community
Pricing

Level 1

Question

How do I know if my taxes were approved

Forum|Forum|7 years ago
June 5, 2019
8 replies
1 view

No text available

TurboTax Free Edition Online

ErinH

Level 9

You'll want to check your filing status to confirm. To check the status of your federal tax return go to Where's My Refund? at IRS.gov. It will say 'approved' if it is approved.

Or go to our e-file status lookup tool to get your current status (pending, accepted, or rejected).

Your status is also prominently displayed when you sign in to TurboTax Online or open your return in the CD/download version on your computer.

don11

Level 2

I only want to know if my 2020 IRS taxes was accepted or not as my CA still hasn't due to IRS holdup for what I don't know why if not?

DONALD RONALD WILLIAMSON

DoninGA

Level 15

@don11 wrote:

I only want to know if my 2020 IRS taxes was accepted or not as my CA still hasn't due to IRS holdup for what I don't know why if not?

DONALD RONALD WILLIAMSON

Did you e-file your tax return and was it accepted?
Only the IRS and your State control when and if a Federal or State tax refund is Approved and Issued.

You complete your tax return by finishing all 3 Steps in the File section. In Step 3, to e-file your tax return, you must click on the large Orange button labeled "Transmit my returns now".

After completing the File section and e-filing your tax return you will receive two emails from TurboTax. The first email when your tax return was transmitted and the second email when the tax return has either been accepted or rejected.

Note - Once a tax return has been Accepted by the IRS or a State, TurboTax receives no further information concerning the tax return or the status of any tax refund. Only the taxpayer listed on the tax return can obtain the status of a tax refund or a tax return.

To check the status of an e-filed return, open up your desktop product or log into your TurboTax Online Account. You can find your status within the TurboTax product.
If accepted by the IRS use the federal tax refund website to check the refund status - https://www.irs.gov/refunds
If accepted by the state use this TurboTax support FAQ to check the state tax refund status - https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/1899433-how-do-i-track-my-state-refund

After the tax return has been Accepted by the IRS (meaning only that they received the return) it will be in the Processing mode until the tax refund has been Approved and then an Issue Date will be available on the IRS website.
See this IRS website for federal tax refund FAQ's - https://www.irs.gov/refunds/tax-season-refund-frequently-asked-questions

hughestimothyw

Level 2

How do I know if my taxes was approved

SForrestLO

Level 11

@hughestimothyw

This Turbo Tax FAQ will show you how to check your e-file status. You will also receive an email advising you of the return being accepted or rejected. If you opted in for text messages, you will receive that also.

How do I check my e-file status?

**Say "Thanks" by clicking the thumb icon in a post. **Mark the post that answers your question by clicking on "Mark as Best Answer"

deanml

Level 2

Is my tax return approved or received?

VolvoGirl

Level 15

Turbo Tax only knows if the IRS Accepts your return for processing or if it was rejected. They won't know if you mailed your return.

If you used the Online version you can check your efile status here

https://turbotax.intuit.com/tax-tools/efile-status-lookup/

When you efile you get back 2 emails. The first email only confirms the transmission. The second email says if the IRS (or state) Accepted or Rejected your efile.

When you log into your account you should also see the status and if it was Accepted or Rejected, Started, Printed, Ready to Mail, etc. What does it say?

If your return was Accepted then check IRS Where's my refund

https://www.irs.gov/refunds/

don11

Level 2

No, checking to see if my "Mailed" 2020 FED taxes can Not tell me if my taxes were accepted by "check my refund" as it Only answers to "When do I get my refund" and as I have no refund it doesn't tell me if my taxes were accepted or not.

And you sent me my [removed code] code to my email address [email address removed] as my [phone number removed]nis a dumb phone that doesn't have texting.

tokelley1

Level 2

I had to mail my taxes cuz I couldn't remember my login info for credit karma which is the stupidest thing I ever heard of.. I know my taxes were received on Jan 29 but was they accepted

xmasbaby0

Level 15

@tokelley1 When you mail your tax return they are not 'accepted" or "rejected" like e-filed tax returns. The IRS will open the mail and process your mailed return. But you will have to expect it to take longer. When they finally open the mail and enter your return into the system you will be able to track it on the IRS site.

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

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

https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/2724106-my-return-is-accepted-but-still-not-approved-is-there-a-problem-should-i-be-worried

**Disclaimer: Every effort has been made to offer the most correct information possible. The poster disclaims any legal responsibility for the accuracy of the information that is contained in this post.**

tokelley1

Level 2

I tried to efile but wouldn't let me cuz of credit karma

Sachmulaa

Level 2

I need to know why my taxes didn’t come yet?

xmasbaby0

Level 15

@Sachmulaa

First, check your e-file status to see if your return was accepted:

https://turbotax.intuit.com/tax-tools/efile-status-lookup/

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

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

https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/2724106-my-return-is-accepted-but-still-not-approved-is-there-a-problem-should-i-be-worried

Rogersm

Level 2

I needed know if my taxes were approved?

VolvoGirl

Level 15

Only the IRS can tell you if they approve them. If they don't approve it they will mail you a letter. Did you efile? Was it Accepted? The IRS is taking longer this year so keep waiting, like 6 months of more.

If you used the Online version you can check your efile status here

https://turbotax.intuit.com/tax-tools/efile-status-lookup/

When you efile you get back 2 emails. The first email only confirms the transmission. The second email says if the IRS (or state) Accepted or Rejected your efile. And check your spam folder for them.

When you log into your account you should also see the status and if it was Accepted or Rejected, Started, Printed, Ready to Mail, etc. What does it say?

Mjanea1992

Level 2

My refund has been sitting in pending status ever since the 13th I’ve tried to call but no one gives me a straight answer. How can I find out why it still says pending.

HeatherPLO

Level 14

For more details about Pending returns, please see the Help Article here. If you submitted before the IRS had begun accepting returns, it is processing along with the backlog of other returns.

[edited 1/26/23; 11:02 AM CST]

**Say "Thanks" by clicking the thumb icon in a post. **Mark the post that answers your question by clicking on "Mark as Best Answer"