My return was accepted on 04/01/2020 why is it still saying it was accepted

[fabkat65]

That's my situation. What kind of answer did you get? The GET MY PAYMENT  portal keeps giving me the same error message. I need help.

[amandasample]

It keeps telling me they have 21 days but it should have done went through

[Critter]

The IRS issues most refunds in about 21 days, although some returns take more time to review.

The general timeline of e-filed returns is: Transmission > Acceptance > Processing > Approval > Refund.

During processing, the government reviews your refund. During the review process, they look for math errors on your return (extremely rare in TurboTax) and they also check if you owe back taxes, unpaid child support, or other debts. 

If they need to make any corrections, they may offset (reduce) your refund. In some cases, the correction might even increase your refund.

Once that part's done, the government approves your refund, which means it's ready to be deposited or sent. At that point the IRS site will update with a direct deposit date. 

Note: Once your refund status on the IRS shows "Refund Sent" it can take 1 to 5 business days for the financial institution to deposit funds into your account.

Continue to monitor the IRS Where’s My Federal Refund? site for updates. Updates are made daily, usually overnight. You may also download the IRS2Go app to check your Federal refund status.

[fabkat65]

My situation: I am not expecting a refund. I only filed with TT to get my stimulus payment: this was BEFORE the IRS created the Non-filers return, which I would have used as I am in that catagory. 

I was unable to add my direct deposit info because the TT filing app will not allow you to enter direct deposit info if you  very low/no income. There's a series of (xxx xxx) in place of that info, and there's no way to amend that. 

So, now, almost 3 weeks later I cannot find out if the IRS is even going to send me a stimulus payment, let alone add my direct deposit info because the GET MY PAYMENT portal continually gives me the same error reading. I have to hope the  IRS has accepted my return and are going to send me a stimulus check. It would seem my hands are tied and my only option is plain, old-fashioned prayer.