My tax refund

[Christiananthony95]

Okay so I verified my identity for my tax refund from year 2021 on October 27th 2025. I read online that you can still receive your refund if it was filed and approved before the 3 year deadline. Can someone please let me know what is going on with that? Thanks 

[MinhT1]

You can't claim a refund more than 3 years after the due date of your tax return.

For tax year 2021, the latest date to claim a refund is April 15, 2025.

For more information, please read this IRS document. 

[Christiananthony95]

Even if I verified my identity? Because my refund was approved by TurboTax for that year.

[DoninGA]

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@Christiananthony95 wrote:

Even if I verified my identity? Because my refund was approved by TurboTax for that year.

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TurboTax does approve tax refunds. 

TurboTax only e-filed the return, it up to the IRS or State to Accept or Reject the tax return.

After the tax return has been Accepted by the IRS (meaning only that they received the return) it will be in the Processing mode until the tax refund has been Approved and then an Issue Date will be available on the IRS website.

[Christiananthony95]

Okay. I know it's still processing so I will have to wait and see if it is approved. I'm just worried that it won't be because of the deadline. I read on Google that if it's filed before that 3 year mark then I will be approved and will receive a refund.