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Good morning am I the only one that shows my return was accepted on turbotax but on the actual IRS track my refund I just show that it was received. which one do I go by?

chattiekatie44 — Mon, 09 Mar 2026 06:20:35 GMT

Re: Good morning am I the only one that shows my return was accepted on turbotax but on the actual IRS track my refund I just show that it was received. which one do I go by?

xmasbaby0 — Mon, 07 Feb 2022 15:37:39 GMT

"Accepted" only means the IRS now has your tax return. There are several stages of processing yet to go. The IRS will show you on the refund site when your refund is issued. Be patient.

https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/2840013-does-accepted-mean-my-refund-is-approved

Once your federal return has been accepted by the IRS, only the IRS has any control. TurboTax does not receive any updates from the IRS. Your ONLY source of information about your refund now is the IRS.

You need your filing status, your Social Security number and the exact amount (line 35a of your 2021 Form 1040) of your federal refund to track your Federal refund:

https://www.irs.gov/refunds

To track your state refund:

https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/1899433-how-do-i-track-my-state-refund

https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/1901548-why-do-some-refunds-take-longer-than-others

If you chose to have your TurboTax fees deducted from your federal refund, that will take some extra time, while the third party bank handles the refund processing.

Re: Good morning am I the only one that shows my return was accepted on turbotax but on the actual IRS track my refund I just show that it was received. which one do I go by?

SweetieJean — Mon, 07 Feb 2022 16:19:36 GMT

Accepted means the same as Received (for processing). Approved is a later step.

Re: Good morning am I the only one that shows my return was accepted on turbotax but on the actual IRS track my refund I just show that it was received. which one do I go by?

chattiekatie44 — Mon, 07 Feb 2022 16:24:29 GMT

thank you 🙂 I just was confused because turbo tax gives me a refund estimate date but the IRS is still showing on on the received step

Re: Good morning am I the only one that shows my return was accepted on turbotax but on the actual IRS track my refund I just show that it was received. which one do I go by?

SweetieJean — Mon, 07 Feb 2022 16:27:36 GMT

TT refund dates are just estimates, and are based on the IRS goal of 21 days.