topic My federal return was accepted feb 25 per Turbo Tax site. However, when I check "where's my refund" on IRS site, there is no record at all of my return. What is wrong? in After you file

My federal return was accepted feb 25 per Turbo Tax site. However, when I check "where's my refund" on IRS site, there is no record at all of my return. What is wrong?

roseyoung54 — Mon, 22 Mar 2021 18:33:28 GMT

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MaryK4 — Mon, 22 Mar 2021 18:46:23 GMT

See Why is my IRS refund taking longer than 21 days?

Re: My federal return was accepted feb 25 per Turbo Tax site. However, when I check "where's my r...

roseyoung54 — Mon, 22 Mar 2021 19:13:14 GMT

There is no record of my refund status on IRS website.

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ToddL99 — Mon, 22 Mar 2021 19:21:20 GMT

A whole lot of people are experiencing the same issue.

If you filed your 2020 taxes and haven't received your refund, your experience is very common - the IRS is encountering major delays in processing 2020 tax returns, and is almost impossible to reach by phone.

The IRS Where’s My Refund? site is still the best first place to go for information.

Why is this happening? Tax season (normally Jan 1 - Apr 15) is the busiest time of the year for the IRS. This year, they have also had to deal with major changes in the tax law, including ones that were passed retroactively in the past two weeks. They are also struggling with the same COVID workplace and workforce issues the rest of the country has encountered.

According to the Washington Post (Mar 12, 2021):

Nearly 7 million tax filers are in limbo and facing substantial delays in getting refunds so far this tax filing season, as the Internal Revenue Service struggles to keep up with the demands of issuing stimulus checks and implementing myriad tax code changes from coronavirus relief packages, including the one President Biden signed this week.

There are 6.7 million returns that have not yet been processed, more than three times the number in the same period last year, when fewer than 2 million returns faced delayed processing, IRS data shows.

The delays are largely a result of a year’s worth of extraordinary stimulus measures that have created more complicated tax returns for millions of Americans. The IRS was already straining to adjust after the December stimulus package. The newest package, the American Rescue Plan, adds even more tasks for the agency, including sending out another round of one-time payments, making changes to tax rules to help unemployed workers and paying out a new child tax benefit.

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roseyoung54 — Mon, 22 Mar 2021 19:59:19 GMT

Why was there no delay with filing with Taxact software? Filed my daughter’s return the same day as mine on Feb 25 and her refund was in her bank account in one week. Are you sure this isn’t a problem with TurboTax software?

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MayaD — Tue, 23 Mar 2021 18:43:21 GMT

Everyone’s tax scenario is unique and so every tax return is unique.

Some tax returns take longer to process than others for many reasons, including when a return:

Includes errors
Is incomplete
Is affected by identity theft or fraud
Includes a claim filed for an Earned Income Tax Credit or an Additional Child Tax Credit. See Q&A below.
Includes a Form 8379, Injured Spouse Allocation PDF, which could take up to 14 weeks to process
Needs further review in general.