topic Does the IRS have to accept your taxes before it's on the Where's my Refund site? in After you file https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/after-you-file/discussion/does-the-irs-have-to-accept-your-taxes-before-it-s-on-the-where-s-my-refund-site/01/3124758#M723188 Tue, 10 Feb 2026 10:14:26 GMT sebastion29 2026-02-10T10:14:26Z Does the IRS have to accept your taxes before it's on the Where's my Refund site? https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/after-you-file/discussion/does-the-irs-have-to-accept-your-taxes-before-it-s-on-the-where-s-my-refund-site/01/3124758#M723188 Tue, 10 Feb 2026 10:14:26 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/after-you-file/discussion/does-the-irs-have-to-accept-your-taxes-before-it-s-on-the-where-s-my-refund-site/01/3124758#M723188 sebastion29 2026-02-10T10:14:26Z Re: Does the IRS have to accept your taxes before it's on the Where's my Refund site? https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/after-you-file/discussion/re-does-the-irs-have-to-accept-your-taxes-before-it-s-on-the-where-s-my-refund-site/01/3124759#M723189 <P>Yes.</P> Sun, 07 Jan 2024 07:45:57 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/after-you-file/discussion/re-does-the-irs-have-to-accept-your-taxes-before-it-s-on-the-where-s-my-refund-site/01/3124759#M723189 ee-ea 2024-01-07T07:45:57Z Re: Does the IRS have to accept your taxes before it's on the Where's my Refund site? https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/after-you-file/discussion/re-does-the-irs-have-to-accept-your-taxes-before-it-s-on-the-where-s-my-refund-site/01/3124781#M723191 <P>The status won't say received unless you are ACCEPTED.</P><P>The status usually updates quickly.</P> Sun, 07 Jan 2024 14:20:12 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/after-you-file/discussion/re-does-the-irs-have-to-accept-your-taxes-before-it-s-on-the-where-s-my-refund-site/01/3124781#M723191 fanfare 2024-01-07T14:20:12Z Re: Does the IRS have to accept your taxes before it's on the Where's my Refund site? https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/after-you-file/discussion/re-does-the-irs-have-to-accept-your-taxes-before-it-s-on-the-where-s-my-refund-site/01/3124802#M723195 <P>No information will show up on the IRS refund site until after your return has been accepted.&nbsp; And....if you are asking about 2023----the IRS is not accepting returns yet.&nbsp; They will not begin to accept 2023 e-files until later in January.&nbsp; So...even if you e-file now, you will not see any information for weeks.</P> Sun, 07 Jan 2024 14:46:16 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/after-you-file/discussion/re-does-the-irs-have-to-accept-your-taxes-before-it-s-on-the-where-s-my-refund-site/01/3124802#M723195 xmasbaby0 2024-01-07T14:46:16Z Re: Does the IRS have to accept your taxes before it's on the Where's my Refund site? https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/after-you-file/discussion/re-does-the-irs-have-to-accept-your-taxes-before-it-s-on-the-where-s-my-refund-site/01/3124910#M723208 <P>The IRS is not scheduled to open e-filing until January 24. &nbsp;After that, if your e-filed return is accepted, it can take up to 3 business days for the status to change on the "Where's my refund" site.</P> Sun, 07 Jan 2024 17:42:09 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/after-you-file/discussion/re-does-the-irs-have-to-accept-your-taxes-before-it-s-on-the-where-s-my-refund-site/01/3124910#M723208 Opus 17 2024-01-07T17:42:09Z