According to TurboTax, my tax return was accepted by the IRS on February 22, 2021. I have been following up on the IRS Website Where's My Refund since the beginning of March. There was no indication that the return was accepted by the IRS. The IRS website and TurboTax continued to tell me returns are processed and refunds are paid within 21 days. It has been very frustrating talking to IRS representatives and TurboTax just trying to verify that my tax return had actually been filed with the IRS.
This morning when I checked the IRS Website Where's My Refund again, it finally showed that my return has been accepted by the IRS, not processed and no refund approved but at least I know the IRS has the information. I don't know if TurboTax resubmitted my information or if the IRS is just that far behind in processing returns.
However, I think it would help others who are still waiting for the IRS to "accept" their return if TurboTax replies let the community know it can take up to 5 weeks, 35 days (maybe longer in some cases) for the IRS to show receipt of your return AFTER TurboTax sends you an email that it has been accepted by the IRS. I would have been less frustrated if I had that information rather than continually being told I should have my refund within 21 days. I have never had an issue with TurboTax in the past and I have be a user since it first was available. I just wish I had the additional information instead of losing sleep over whether or not the IRS actually had my tax return.
