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KatrinaLO
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When is my estimated return

If you are looking for your tax refund, it usually takes 2 - 3 weeks to get your refund.  Some taxpayers get theirs early while some will wait the entire 3 weeks.

If you receive an unavailable status for more than two weeks after your return should have been uploaded into the system, contact the IRS at 800-829-1040.

Here is the general timeline of e-filed returns:

Transmission > Acceptance > Processing > Approval > Refund.

 

After acceptance, but before processing the status may not be available. If you contact the government or try look up your refund status while your return is still pending, don't be surprised if they tell you "no record found." This is normal; until the government starts reviewing and processing your return, they won't have any record of it.   

Please see below for tracking your federal refund:
https://www.irs.gov/refunds
Please see below for tracking your state refund:
https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/1899433

If you e-filed your tax returns, you can also click here e-file status lookup tool to check your e-file status. If you filed it successfully, you should see PendingAccepted or Rejected.


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KatrinaLO
Intuit Alumni

When is my estimated return

If you are looking for your tax refund, it usually takes 2 - 3 weeks to get your refund.  Some taxpayers get theirs early while some will wait the entire 3 weeks.

If you receive an unavailable status for more than two weeks after your return should have been uploaded into the system, contact the IRS at 800-829-1040.

Here is the general timeline of e-filed returns:

Transmission > Acceptance > Processing > Approval > Refund.

 

After acceptance, but before processing the status may not be available. If you contact the government or try look up your refund status while your return is still pending, don't be surprised if they tell you "no record found." This is normal; until the government starts reviewing and processing your return, they won't have any record of it.   

Please see below for tracking your federal refund:
https://www.irs.gov/refunds
Please see below for tracking your state refund:
https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/1899433

If you e-filed your tax returns, you can also click here e-file status lookup tool to check your e-file status. If you filed it successfully, you should see PendingAccepted or Rejected.


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**Mark the post that answers your question by clicking on "Mark as Best Answer"
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