My return was filed and accepted on 2/4, but I too am still waiting on approval. Last year, I was approved within a few days and I had my refund 8 days after my return was accepted. Today is now the 8th day since my returns were accepted and I haven't even seen the approval yet.
Just as in your case, there's nothing different about my taxes this year compared to last year, save for I had one side job that I didn't work last year, so I think it's just a matter of them working slower this year. I don't believe they even began accepting and processing tax returns until 1/27, so if there was a large queue of people who had already filed before that, they may be working their way through those tax returns first.
Regardless, just wanted you to know that you're not alone in this situation, and as much as we want out refunds right now, it looks like we will have to be patient and hope they approve them soon.
