In our case, we electronically filed a joint return on June 17 using TurboTax Deluxe and received a followup email the same day, stating that it had been accepted by IRS. When I check our refund status on the IRS.gov site, it still shows that it is in progress. OK, we continue to wait for the logjam to clear. However, even though the refund is in progress, we received a deposit to our bank account, identified as a refund from IRS, on August 18. The amount deposited is much lower than the amount to be refunded on the accepted return, about 1% of the expected refund. This type of discrepancy has never happened before. If anyone who reads this has some insight as to what is going on, feedback much appreciated. Thank you.
