TurboTax NEVER says your refund was "approved." TT only tells you that your return was "accepted." Accepted and approved are not the same thing.
https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/2840013-does-accepted-mean-my-refund-is-approved
If the IRS says your refund is delayed, then your only source of information is the IRS. The IRS does not give any information to TurboTax after you file your return. Watch the IRS refund site for information or call the IRS.
You need your filing status, your Social Security number and the exact amount (line 35a of your 2023 Form 1040) of your federal refund to track your Federal refund:
https://www.irs.gov/refunds
To call the IRS:IRS: 800-829-1040 hours 7 AM - 7 PM local time Mon-Fri
Listen to each menu before making the selection.
First choose your language. Press 1 for English.
Then do NOT choose the first choice re: "Refund", or it will send you to an automated phone line.
Instead, press 2 for "personal income tax".
Then press 1 for "form, tax history, or payment".
Then press 3 "for all other questions."
Then press 2 "for all other questions." It should then transfer you to an agent.
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