After you e-file your tax return, you will receive an email from TurboTax saying your tax return has been accepted by the IRS.
Here
is a TurboTax FAQ with details about when to expect your IRS tax refund:
(Click on the blue links in the FAQ to be taken to the websites to check your refund status)
https://ttlc.intuit.com/replies/3288568
NOTE: Taxpayers who claim the Earned Income Tax
Credit or the Additional Child Tax Credit may experience a refund
hold. According to the Protecting
Americans from Tax Hikes (PATH) Act, the IRS cannot issue these refunds before mid-February. If you would like more information, please
see this article from the IRS: Refund
Timing for Earned Income Tax Credit and Additional Child Tax Credit Filers
