Accepted is a TurboTax term that confirms that your tax return has been received by the IRS,
- This means that there are no technical errors like Social Security numbers on the return.
- The IRS will record this same event as Received.
- They mean the same thing.
Once your return is Accepted from TurboTax and Received by the IRS. TurboTax has no control over it.
The IRS has total control, and will process the return as quickly as it can.
If you are being told that it's still in process, the IRS has not finished checking the return.
The IRS has stated that the typical time to process a tax return is 21 days, but there may be delays for many reasons.
This may not be the case, but here are some other reasons your refund can be delayed
- If you mailed your return and expect a refund, it could take four weeks or more to process your return.
- In addition some tax returns take longer to process than others for many reasons, including when a return:
- Contains errors or is incomplete
- Needs further review in general
- Is affected by identity theft or fraud
- Was referred to the IRS by the bank due to suspicious activity
- 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, which could take up to 14 weeks to process
- And I'm sure a host of other issues
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