The people who have direct deposit dates before the 15th are *NOT* claiming EITC or ACTC. Refunds from those returns are NOT affected by the new law.
As far as refund timing, neither the IRS nor states will guarantee specific dates; every return must be individually reviewed before a refund can be issued. Intuit has no control over this process. Most states, just like the IRS, periodically post direct deposit dates on their Where's My Refund sites (though I can't say for certain about Massachusetts). It's only been 2 weeks or so; give them another week at least.
