After you file

No...your tax return ( a tax "return" is your data file) has been accepted for further processing, meaning there were no immediately obvious errors in it's preparation.....your "refund" will be issued when the IRS computers do (blue line) additional checks to confirm and process the tax return data further...that can take, normally, a week-to-3 weeks, IF the IRS doesn't find other problems that were not evident in your submission.

 

____________*Answers are correct to the best of my knowledge when posted, but should not be considered to be legal or official tax advice.*