It can take as little as 3 days to as long as 3 weeks for the IRS to process your return and issue your refund. It depends on the IRS workload when you file. Last year 9 out of 10 taxpayers received refunds within 21 day of acceptance. The IRS expects the same this year.
Only the IRS can give you a precise date of when you should receive your refund. The IRS updates the status page every 24 hours, usually at night so there is no reason to check more than once a day.
When your refund is approved by the IRS, your refund status on Where's My Refund? will show approved and you will be given a date of when your refund is scheduled to be sent to your bank. It may take a couple of days after that for your bank to post your refund to your account.
Once sent to your bank, your refund status will change to "refund sent," a date your refund was sent to your bank will be indicated.
The IRS advises that if your refund is not credited to your account by, (another date given, usually 4 days after the deposit by date), check with your bank to find out if it has been received.
Use the links in the TurboTax FAQ below for more details and to track both your Federal Tax Refund and your State refund.
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