After you file

Do you mean refund date?  Where did you see a date?  

If TurboTax provided a refund date, that is an estimate for the average circumstance.  Some returns require more processing time.   Go by what it tells you at the IRS website.  What is showing in the IRS "Where's My Refund" tool?

https://www.irs.gov/wheres-my-refund

 

NOTE:   Here's one common refund delay that many encounter this time of year, if it applies to you:

 

If you claimed the Earned Income Credit  (EITC) or Additional Child Tax Credit (ACTC), then by law (PATH Act) the IRS cannot issue a refund on those returns until after February 15.   IRS goes on to say that those who claimed those credits should be seeing refunds deposited by February 27, although some filers with those credits may see it before then (but not before February 15.)

 

Here are some tips when using the IRS "Where's My Refund" tool:

 

  • Be sure you have waited at least 24 hours after acceptance before using the IRS WMR tool.
  • Be sure you enter the correct SSN and filing status.
  • Be sure you are using only the Federal refund amount.   Do not include any state refund or any total refund or net refund (Fed and State) that TurboTax may have provided on a screen.  
  • Also be sure you are using the Federal amount before any TurboTax fees are taken out (if you chose that option.)
  • Look at your actual Federal return to get the Federal refund amount, i.e., your Form 1040, Line 35a.