The blue bar is used as a guide to track your refund status. It fills in more as your refund and return are processed and then sent. However, the best way to track your refund status is to use our e-file lookup tool. Please see below for more information.
Was this answered by a turbo tax rep. Also was there other updates after the blue status bar.
My TurboTax bar was halfway yesterday but full today. Return was “accepted” feb 28. Why did it take so long to be full and does this mean I am getting my refund soon? This is the first year I did my own taxes and I’m so over it...I really need this money as I’m a single parent of two kids and ththeir father hardly pays support. Really hope this comes soon so I can finally buy my house
The blue bar is used as a guide to track your refund status. It fills in more as your refund and return are processed and then sent. However, the best way to track your refund status is to use our e-file lookup tool. Please see below for more information.
@KristaThorpe wrote:
So if the bar is full that means the refund was sent
The only bar that has any meaning concerning a federal tax refund is the bar on the IRS website for the status of your federal tax refund - https://www.irs.gov/refunds
Most people on here are dumb asf from my experience in doing taxes for years on Turbo I found out when the blue bar is half way even after 21 days that means you are not getting sh@# if the blue bar is full your taxes is otw f@&k what the IRS website says majority of the times it does not f@$&king update so whoever telling you to keep checking it dumb asf because I received my taxes last year blue bar was full and IRS site still had no date come to find out my money was in my bank for 3 months like wtf never knew until I checked my bank👌🏽
Yesterday the green bar was half green today it is full solid green what does this mean?? Anybody know please and thank you!
The bar on the TT site is MEANINGLESS so please ignore it and ONLY check the IRS site for a progress report on YOUR 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.
See this IRS website for federal tax refund FAQ's - https://www.irs.gov/refunds/tax-season-refund-frequently-asked-questions
So why the difference from half green bar yesterday to full green bar today?
ALL of the TT bars of any color are USELESS and only reflect the time passing since you filed the return. It just clicks off the IRS 21 days processing time line and is a generic timetable. PLEASE ignore the tool as it means nothing to you or your return. ONLY rely on info from the fed or state directly for info on YOUR actual return ...
To check the status of an e-filed return, open up your desktop product or log into your TurboTax Online Account. You can find your status within the TurboTax product.
If accepted by the IRS use the federal tax refund website to check the refund status - https://www.irs.gov/refunds
If accepted by the state use this TurboTax support FAQ to check the state tax refund status - https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/1899433-how-do-i-track-my-state-refund
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.
See this IRS website for federal tax refund FAQ's - https://www.irs.gov/refunds/tax-season-refund-frequently-asked-questions
Thank you! My blue bar was full today idk when it got that way but the IRS took still says processing
Same here full blue bar but irs tool says still processing a date will be available soon ots a waiting game....
Awesome 💙 I’m happy for you. Thank you so much for replying.
How many days after you noticed a full bar in TT did it take to receive your return.
How many weeks did it take to receive your refund in general?
So my bar was blue and yesterday it finally got to the full way so does that mean I have to wait 2 more weeks to receive my refund to my direct deposit
Not necessarily, the 2 weeks listed above was specific to a user's experience with their return. Once your bar has gotten to the refund sent status, it should tell you the anticipated date @Mcclarysa187.
That "BLUE" bar on the TT site means absolutely nothing ... you should only watch the IRS/state web sites for current info on the progress of your return.
You complete your tax return by finishing all 3 Steps in the File section. In Step 3, to e-file your tax return, you must click on the large Orange button labeled "Transmit my returns now".
After completing the File section and e-filing your tax return you will receive two emails from TurboTax. The first email when your tax return was transmitted and the second email when the tax return has either been accepted or rejected.
To check the status of an e-filed return, open up your desktop product or log into your TurboTax Online Account. You can find your status within the TurboTax product.
If accepted by the IRS use the federal tax refund website to check the refund status - https://www.irs.gov/refunds
If accepted by the state use this TurboTax support FAQ to check the state tax refund status - https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/1899433-how-do-i-track-my-state-refund
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.
See this IRS website for federal tax refund FAQ's - https://www.irs.gov/refunds/tax-season-refund-frequently-asked-questions