topic My tax return was accepted by the IRS on February 28 2019, but I still haven’t seen the return in my bank account. When will I receive my tax return? in After you file

My tax return was accepted by the IRS on February 28 2019, but I still haven’t seen the return in my bank account. When will I receive my tax return?

moyjustin — Sat, 01 Jun 2019 20:20:59 GMT

Once your federal return has been accepted by the IRS, un...

CassandraLO — Sat, 01 Jun 2019 20:21:00 GMT

Once your federal return has been accepted by the IRS, unfortunately TurboTax does not receive any updates from the IRS.

For the most up to date information on your refund, you can track your federal refund here: Where's My Refund? which provides a specific, personalized date for your tax refund once its available. You may also download the IRS2Go app to check your Federal refund status.

For questions on state refunds, use your State Refund Lookup tool.

We know you'd like your refund as fast as possible, but we have no control over how fast the IRS or your state returns your money to you. We're unable to track down, research, or expedite your refund, because those actions are only done by the government--you'll have to contact the IRS or your state tax office for help.

Even though the IRS issues 9 out of 10 tax refunds within 21 days, it's possible your return may require additional review and take longer to process.

For some taxpayers, PATH Act requirements and other identity-protection safeguards implemented by the IRS may account for longer wait times. (EIC or Additional Child Tax Credit)

Other things that can delay your refund include but are not limited to:

Liens, back taxes, or refund offsets;
Errors, inconsistencies, or missing information;
Identity fraud;
Form 8379, Injured Spouse Allocation, which can take 11-14 weeks to process.

Also, if you chose direct deposit, your financial institution may need up to 5 days post the refund to your account, so keep that in mind.

Here is the general timeline of e-filed returns:

Transmission > Acceptance > Processing > Approval > Refund.

Related Information:

Re: Once your federal return has been accepted by the IRS, un...

rileykovaleski — Wed, 22 Apr 2020 23:49:29 GMT

Filed in march and still nothing. Used the IRS tracking tool and they said to contact my software company. That is YOU

Re: My tax return was accepted by the IRS on February 28 2019, but I still haven’t seen the retur...

JotikaT2 — Thu, 23 Apr 2020 21:34:33 GMT

It depends.

If you are trying to determine if your return was accepted after electronically filing, you can use the attached links to help you check the status of your return.

Checking E-File status

State E-file pending

If it's in regards to a refund, the IRS issues a lot of refunds within 21 days, but it could take longer.

IRS processing time and refund status

Please see the attached for more specific information as it applies to your particular state.

How to track my refund

(Please note, the IRS is not processing paper returns at the moment due to Covid-19 and social distancing policies in effect.

IRS operations)