Accepted and Approved are two separate IRS indicators for the status of a federal tax refund. TurboTax does not receive any information from the IRS after the IRS has Accepted the e-filed tax return.
After the tax return has been Accepted by the IRS (meaning only that they received the return) it will be in the Processing mode until the tax refund has been Approved and then an Issue Date will be available on the IRS website.
See this IRS website for federal tax refund FAQ's - https://www.irs.gov/refunds/tax-season-refund-frequently-asked-questions
If accepted by the IRS use the federal tax refund website to check the refund status - https://www.irs.gov/refunds
What is the federal tax refund status?
