Tax Year Prior to 2020: On line it says my return was accepted what dose it mean

[Apollo3697]

It means the IRS accepted your return and you should receive any refund owed in around 21 days 

[WKins2]

When your returns go from processing to accepting that means the IRS and/or your state have accepted your tax return and will being processing your refund if you are do one.

To track the status of your refund click here: https://www.irs.gov/refunds