After you file

There are various reasons a refund may take longer than 21 days. It’s important to remember that the IRS and state agencies distribute refunds, and TurboTax has no insight into why a refund is taking longer than the usual 21 days.

Claiming the following credits may delay refunds past 21 days:

• Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) and/or an Additional Child Tax Credit (CTC)
• Recovery Rebate Credit (only if there is a mistake in the amount)

Please visit the IRS Operations During COVID-19 Help article for more information regarding IRS processing times during the pandemic for tax years 2019 and 2020.

Please see the following TurboTax Help articles for more information on why refunds may take longer than 21 days:

• What if my IRS refund is taking longer than 21 days?
• Why is my IRS refund taking longer than 21 days?
• Why do some refunds take longer than others?
• Blog post: Where's My Refund? Top 5 Reasons It's Been Delayed

To track your refund, you can go to the  Where’s my Refund? tool on the IRS website.