Tax News File Today! The IRS is Now Accepting Tax Returns for the 2015 Tax Season Read the Article Open Share Drawer Share this:Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)Click to print (Opens in new window) Written by TurboTaxLisa Published Jan 20, 2015 - [Updated Aug 23, 2019] 3 min read Today the IRS kicked off the opening of the 2015 tax season and will now begin accepting e-filed tax returns. You may have already filed your taxes and your tax return is in line ready to be processed when the IRS opens today. 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Previous Post Happy Trivia Day! 5 Bizarre Tax Facts You Probably Don’t… Next Post Happy President’s Day! What Our Forefathers Thought About Taxes Written by Lisa Greene-Lewis Lisa has over 20 years of experience in tax preparation. Her success is attributed to being able to interpret tax laws and help clients better understand them. She has held positions as a public auditor, controller, and operations manager. Lisa has appeared on the Steve Harvey Show, the Ellen Show, and major news broadcast to break down tax laws and help taxpayers understand what tax laws mean to them. For Lisa, getting timely and accurate information out to taxpayers to help them keep more of their money is paramount. More from Lisa Greene-Lewis Follow Lisa Greene-Lewis on Twitter. 214 responses to “File Today! The IRS is Now Accepting Tax Returns for the 2015 Tax Season” « Older Comments Newer Comments » I Figured out the issue with my return. I filed 1/20/2015, accepted the same day and everything stopped. I finally received a letter in the mail stating since I had insurance through the Healthcare market I needed to send in a 1095 and 8962 form. I wont receive my refund for 4-8 weeks due to no one ever disclosing to me that I had to take additional steps in filing my taxes with me having insurance through the government. Long story short I’ll take the penalty since I owe $600 anyways for having this insurance! I’m so very disappointed. Reply PLEASE HELP! What’s going on with our taxes? Why the delay? Reply I’m thoroughly upset it has never taken this long to get my refund, all the irs2go website says is its still processing very disappointed Reply Are they auditing alot of people refunds this year? If so how will u know if u are being audited? Thats the only thing i can think of fir everybody being delayed Reply I was acknowledged on jan 22, it’s been 19 days, woke up this am and the three bars are gone, what does this mean? Reply I did not use TurboTax and I am in the same situation as some of you. My return was accepted on the 26th of January and on the 28th the status bar disappeared with a message of “your return is STILL being processed and a refund date will be provided when available.” Well I called the identity theft number yesterday and “acted” like I was calling to request my transcripts for 2013 and 2014 and I actually got an agent who helped. He let me know the reason why my 2014 transcripts wasn’t available is because I am being audited and it will take an additional 8 weeks to process provided I submit what is needed. He did not tell me why but said I would receive a letter. I’m sure this isn’t the case for everyone but I am sick that this had happened because I have not done anything different that previous years. Reply I filed on the 20th of January and according to the IRS to go app my refund was sent to my bank and said that I should receive it BY THE 4th and if I haven’t received it by the 9th that I need to contact my bank. Well, here it is the 10th and still haven’t received my federal. My bank searched their system and said that they haven’t received anything and I need to contact the IRS. I WANT TO KNOW WHAT’S GOING ON AND WHERE MY REFUND IS. Reply I filled on Jan 27th and accepted on 27 as well already got my state part back but still waiting on my federal… Why is it taking so long to approve my refund!!!?? If something was wrong would I have gotten my state back? I need answers please Reply Dose the IRS process on the weekend I filed on the 29 of jan and still says being processing what’s going on with it Reply I filed jan 7th got accepted jan 20th wmr and hotline says ive may have entered my social, status and amount wrong, which i did not have anyone had this happen? Reply Hi, I have filed using turbo tax on 27th Jan. Turbo Tax sent me confirmation that it has been filed and accepted by IRS. But when I go on IRS, it says they don’t related data for me. Its worrying me now as its 9th Feb already, No acknowledgement from IRS yet. Plz suggest. Reply I Figured out the issue with my return. I filed 1/20/2015, accepted the same day and everything stopped. I finally received a letter in the mail stating since I had insurance through the Healthcare market I needed to send in a 1095 and 8962 form. I wont receive my refund for 4-8 weeks due to no one ever disclosing to me that I had to take additional steps in filing my taxes with me having insurance through the government. Long story short I’ll take the penalty since I owe $600 anyways for having this insurance! I’m so very disappointed. Reply I am getting really upset I filed and was accepted on the 31st. I have had 3 family members all filed after me already approved with their money. Of course they didn’t use turbotax, so what is going on with all of us who are filing using this form? Why is it taking longer than everyone else who doesn’t?!? Reply Same here accepted jan 30 still processing others I know with that same acceptance date got a dd date for this week mine is still saying processing very upsetting Reply Same here, I file the exact same day and I’m still waiting this is ridiculous! I have bills to pay off. If I would have known this I would have never filed. Reply I filed and got accepted on the 26th. Still not approved yet. Reply I have filed jan 31 and its feb 9 and still processing my return nothing is different than last year other ppl who has filed after me got there’s this week I’m confused is there a delay going on Reply There is a delay for people who filed early one week Reply Same here its upsetting Reply I filed my taxes on the 22nd and I also filed a friend of mine on the 23rd. The bars on the wmr site has disappeared. All its saying is still processing with the tax topic 152. My 21 days will be up on Thursday and my friend on Friday. Reply Same exact boat Reply Turbo tax last year was audited, waited 3 months nothing wrong with taxes. This year filed and accepted on the 20th and still nothing. Reply Goodness you had to wait 3 months last year? I got accepted the 26th and still no change. My 21 days are up on the 16th. Getting worried. Excuse me I’ve been worried. Reply It’s been 2 weeks since I filed and it’s still processing. What is going on? It has never taken this long Reply I filed taxes 2 weeks ago and it still says refund is being processed? It has never taken this long before. Why is it taking so long? Reply I filed my taxis on January 27th and still didn’t get them back. Why is that? Reply It takes about 3 to 4 weeks. I would expect them closer to the end of the month. Reply I filed my taxes on the 29 was aceppted the 30 an got approved Saturday at 5am DDD the 11th Reply you filed wit turbotax? Reply I filed on the 20th and was accepted on the 21st and I just got my refund approved today saying it would be deposited by the 11th. It’s about time! Reply I filed on the 29th was aceppted the 30th n got approved Saturday at 5am DDD Feb 11th Reply How do you find out you direct deposit date ? That’s great I did mine on the 23rd and was accepted the same day maybe I’ll hear some good news tomorrow Reply Do you think I will get a date before the 21st day Reply has anyone who filed there taxes and didn’t have insurance get there refund approved or sent yet? Reply My husband and I did ours on Jan. 23, it was accepted and we are still waiting for “approval and refund sent status” I know of 4 other people who did theirs after me and they received theirs already. I wonder if it’s an Obamacare thing, My husband and I didn’t have any health care (we received a $259.00 penalty) but our 2 kids did have it (one through Tricare w/her father) and the other has had Medicaid since birth. I have looked at all the information they have “put out” and I don’t see anything resembling a reason other than “short staffed” for it taking so long. I am the queen of impatience lol but honestly, in all my years of filing (paper and efile) it has never taken more than 2 weeks to get a refund back. Reply I didn’t have insurance either and im still waiting to get approved since I filed on jan 20th Reply The insurance has nothing to do with it um goin thru the same thing and I had insurance thru mi job…I filed mines on jan. 30 and filed mi husband on jan 29 he received his back yesterday but um still waiting on approval….smh…. Reply I filed my taxes on Jan 24 and was accepted within hours but I still have no date.The irs website is consistently saying it’s still processing but I know a few people who filed days after me in have their money already. Reply We seem to be having the same issueon our return it is taking longer than usual, other people who filed after us have been approved and gotten their refund, not sure what is going on previous years have gone really well Reply Im having the same problem! I want to know is there a way i can just cancel out my taxes and go get them done somewhere? People i work with filed friday and already recieved their money!! Reply Hi Cassandra, It has nothing to do with TurboTax. There are other people who have filed using other methods who have comments posted that are waiting as well. Here is some information from the IRS regarding why refunds may take longer than 21 days http://www.irs.gov/Refunds/Tax-Season-Refund-Frequently-Asked-Questions Hope this helps. Thank you, Lisa Greene-Lewis Reply Is this a turbo tax issue???? Because my state and federal are still processing!!! Did not have these problems last year and everyone that I know has filed around the same time or after has received theirs within at least 5 days! With different agencies! Reply Hi Tesha, No it is not a TurboTax issue. There are others who filed using other methods and have commented on our blog that they are waiting as well. Thank you, Lisa Greene-Lewis Reply I filed the 16th and got accepted the same day. It’s now the 6th and it still says my refund is processing. Checked my transcript and it says cycle date 20150504. Reply So when r u getting your taxes thaT date makes no sense Reply that date? makes no sense Reply Many people have gotten refunds in my world. I however have not. But the march 1st thing is a myth. Is this a turbo tax problem? Reply I filed on the 22nd and still haven’t been approved…my sis filed on the 25th and got hers on the 3rd what’s the hold up with mines? Reply What is going on? I send in my refund the 16th….accepted the 21st and now its the 5th and I’m still waiting for my taxes to get approved….??? Reply U are mother alone i file mine on the 15th and they accepted it on the 16th it just says accepted by the irs. …im little freaked out to its been 21 days and u would figure if it was wrong they would reject it… Jackson Hewlett got my address wrong and no help from them… Reply I filed and was accepted on the 20th of january. It is still processing and I have friends who filed after me and are getting their refund tomorrow. What is the deal? Reply I have also filed and was accepted on January 23 & it is still being processed and not a date estimating when it will be deposited.There may be a delay.But, if you have direct deposit I would keep checking.Last year it was deposited and I didn’tknow until I checked my account and it was there. Reply So my friend filled hers threw h&r block and got hers today… the irs send out direct deposit once a week Tuesdays and mails out checks on Thursdays once a week and only updates the Irs where’s my refund once a week.on Wednesday.. I filled mine threw turbotax and still not been approved after 9days but hopefully it will tell me something tomorrow.. if you are getting direct deposit check your bank or prepaid card my friends was deposited into her account and it says it was still processing on the irs site.. maybe they will answer some questions soon. Reply I filed on jan 20 and got acepted and its feb 4 i still havent got appoved yet i wonder what is the hold up with my refunds someone i know we filed on the same day she got hers back and 10 days smh i hope o hear something soon Reply My husband tax where accepted on the 23rd of jan, here it is feb 4th and still waiting for approval. Should I be concerned and when should I give them a call? Reply Hi Kristi, The IRS states that it issues 9 out of 10 tax refunds that have been e-filed within 21 days of acceptance. It has only been 13 days so I would not be concerned. Thank you, Lisa Greene-Lewis Reply I got accepted the 20th and still waiting… I never experiences anything like this before. should I be concerned?? Hi Lisa, I called the Turbo Tax Customer Support line today concerning the delay in receiving my refund. The return was submitted and accepted on January 20, 2015, however there is no indication as to when the return will be approved. The gentleman told me the IRS notified Turbo Tax there is an issue with the filing system. Is this true, or was he just trying to get me off the phone? Hi Erica, I’m not sure about an issue with the filing system. I know the IRS expects to issue refunds within 21 days of acceptance of your e-filed tax return and it hasn’t been quite 21 days. Thank you, Lisa Greene-Lewis Well I have no bars. It says refund processing and a date will be provided when available. No tax topic either. Filed and excepted ont 01/22. And nothing this is the longest we have ever waited… Feeling concerned I filed and was accepted on 1/25. Its still not approved… Would be nice if someone from TurboTax could give us some insight. The last time I saw the little tracker it said 59% of people who filed on the 25th had already received theirs. Now the tracker is gone… Reply I’m annoyed myself. I filed my tax refund on the 22nd with turbotax, it was approved the 23rd of January 2015…Here I am the night of febuary 3rd and still nothing. Its been accepted and is still processing. I called the national treasury hotline and have no offsets, so my refund is not being taken, the IRS is just taking forever. Although I don’t know that I can fully blame the IRS, I think its part Turbotax. My brother in law and sister both filed their tax returns after me, and have both already received federal and state back. They did theirs with liberty tax without a loan. I don’t think I will be using Turbo tax again next year. I chose turbotax because it was free and I thought paying an insane amount of money was ridiculous when I could get the same exact amount through a free website myself, but now I am fully understanding why paying the money to have them filed might be worth it. Reply I filed on January 20,2015 and its February 3,2015 and its still processing do anyone knows what is the hold up? Reply I don’t understand why the IRS has’t approved my refund. There is nothing different about it and I have no offsets. It was approved on Jan 20th, and here it is Feb 3, 2015. There have been at least two batches go out. What could be delaying mine? Reply I’m getting the same thing filed on the same day Reply I’m also having the same issue, filed Jan 20. ..still processing Reply I e filed Jan 20 still being processed also??? What’s going on? Reply I filed on Jan 26th, accepted on the 27th and still processing. I must admit, i am getting very annoyed. I understand they are under staffed etc but this is electronic. Every year its an excuse for something. I just need an approval and a date. Doesnt even have to be a date this week, just let me know something. They are not to understaffed if they decide they want to take or “garnish” your wages but when it comes time to giving back what they owe to you then here comes the wait and the 99 problems they got. Smh. I think ill just quit checking it, is what it is. Reply The electronic refunds take up to 21 days.Although it is electronically filed it still needs to be processed and looked over for errors. You unfortunately need to wait the 21 days,it is a waste of time to call before the 21st day they will only direct you to the wheres my refund site on irs.gov. Now if it is day 22 then definately call.Yes they are under staffed, but it does take some time. Some years your lucky and get it sooner but most of the time we wait .I hope that helps. Reply I filed on the 21st of Jan. and was accepted on 22 of Jan and I still haven’t gotten approved. Has anyone noticed that the bar thing on the irs site is no longer there. It just says “you return is still being processed and we will let you know the refund date as soon as it’s available”. Reply If you do not see the bar it means they are in the process of looking it over and processing it. If everything is good and checks out you will then again see bar and refund approved. This may take a few days. They have 21 days to process electronically filed return, and if there are any problems they will mail you a letter. Reply Received Jan 21… still no approval…. Feb 3….. Reply Filed on 01/22, accepted on 01/22 and still not approved. Don’t stress yourself. Your daughter’sname being mis-spelled is fine. My social was wrong last year and it was direct deposited into my account on Feb. 6. Reply Accepted on the 26th still says proccessing….. Maybe the delayed tax season wasnt a myth???? Reply I filed on the 28th, was received on the 28th. Still not approved. Getting kinda worried since my sons last name was spelt wrong. I called the lady who prepared my taxes at h&r block and she assured that they won’t pay much mind to the fourth letter in the last name. My daughters last name was spelt correctly, so you can see it was a simple mistake. Its getting aggravating because everyone else seems to be getting theirs but according to this site, a lot of people are having to wait later times. I remember getting my tax refund last year on Valentines day. Doesn’t seem like I’ll get that lucky this year. Reply I filled on tha 23rd an still havent been approved. Yet an people i kno filled after me have gotten there Reply I filed my husband and I joint tax return (first year married) on jan 29. It was accepted on the 31st but still not approved. Like the others, I am wondering what is taking so long? Will this delay the “21 days to receive money date”? It has never taken this long to be approved for me. Reply I was accepted on the 24th and still not approved. Is there a certain reasoning for this? Reply the irs is having issues and wont be refunding any1 until march 1,2015 Reply I filed on the 13 th of Jan. Accepted on the 20th dog Jan. Now it’s the 2nd of Feb. Still haven’t been approved. I’ve never had it taken this long before does anybody have any onsite on what’s going on this year Reply I filed mine on 1/30 and was accepted same day. I keep hearing different things about a delay but It still says processing. When should i be worried and contact the IRS? Have any of u recieved an approval date yet? Reply I filed mines on the same day 1/30/15 accepted the same day an as of today 2/10/15 I still haven’t heard anything…mines say still pending…idk wats goin on but this has never happened to me…its takin way to long….I wanna know b4 wats really goin on…smh….irs has to do better if i e filed 2015 successfully do i still need to mail my w2 in? Reply U have to wait 21 days from the day it was accepted I’m still waiting for mine to be approved as well and I was accepted on the 20th Reply « Older Comments Newer Comments » Leave a ReplyCancel reply Browse Related Articles Tax Planning TurboTax Enables Refund Advance to Taxpayers Investments Tax Benefits of Real Estate Investing Self-Employed Business Tax Checklist: What You’ll Need When Filing Uncategorized What Is Deferred Compensation & How Is It Taxed? Investments How Does an Inherited IRA Work? Work Choosing Your Business Structure: 5 Types of Businesses… Tax Deductions and Credits Are HOA Fees Tax Deductible? What You Need to Know Crypto Understanding Crypto and Capital Gains Work 7 Things You Need to Know About the New Business Report… Work Using Form 8829 to Write-Off Business Use of Your Home
I Figured out the issue with my return. I filed 1/20/2015, accepted the same day and everything stopped. I finally received a letter in the mail stating since I had insurance through the Healthcare market I needed to send in a 1095 and 8962 form. I wont receive my refund for 4-8 weeks due to no one ever disclosing to me that I had to take additional steps in filing my taxes with me having insurance through the government. Long story short I’ll take the penalty since I owe $600 anyways for having this insurance! I’m so very disappointed. Reply
I’m thoroughly upset it has never taken this long to get my refund, all the irs2go website says is its still processing very disappointed Reply
Are they auditing alot of people refunds this year? If so how will u know if u are being audited? Thats the only thing i can think of fir everybody being delayed Reply
I was acknowledged on jan 22, it’s been 19 days, woke up this am and the three bars are gone, what does this mean? Reply
I did not use TurboTax and I am in the same situation as some of you. My return was accepted on the 26th of January and on the 28th the status bar disappeared with a message of “your return is STILL being processed and a refund date will be provided when available.” Well I called the identity theft number yesterday and “acted” like I was calling to request my transcripts for 2013 and 2014 and I actually got an agent who helped. He let me know the reason why my 2014 transcripts wasn’t available is because I am being audited and it will take an additional 8 weeks to process provided I submit what is needed. He did not tell me why but said I would receive a letter. I’m sure this isn’t the case for everyone but I am sick that this had happened because I have not done anything different that previous years. Reply
I filed on the 20th of January and according to the IRS to go app my refund was sent to my bank and said that I should receive it BY THE 4th and if I haven’t received it by the 9th that I need to contact my bank. Well, here it is the 10th and still haven’t received my federal. My bank searched their system and said that they haven’t received anything and I need to contact the IRS. I WANT TO KNOW WHAT’S GOING ON AND WHERE MY REFUND IS. Reply
I filled on Jan 27th and accepted on 27 as well already got my state part back but still waiting on my federal… Why is it taking so long to approve my refund!!!?? If something was wrong would I have gotten my state back? I need answers please Reply
Dose the IRS process on the weekend I filed on the 29 of jan and still says being processing what’s going on with it Reply
I filed jan 7th got accepted jan 20th wmr and hotline says ive may have entered my social, status and amount wrong, which i did not have anyone had this happen? Reply
Hi, I have filed using turbo tax on 27th Jan. Turbo Tax sent me confirmation that it has been filed and accepted by IRS. But when I go on IRS, it says they don’t related data for me. Its worrying me now as its 9th Feb already, No acknowledgement from IRS yet. Plz suggest. Reply
I Figured out the issue with my return. I filed 1/20/2015, accepted the same day and everything stopped. I finally received a letter in the mail stating since I had insurance through the Healthcare market I needed to send in a 1095 and 8962 form. I wont receive my refund for 4-8 weeks due to no one ever disclosing to me that I had to take additional steps in filing my taxes with me having insurance through the government. Long story short I’ll take the penalty since I owe $600 anyways for having this insurance! I’m so very disappointed. Reply
I am getting really upset I filed and was accepted on the 31st. I have had 3 family members all filed after me already approved with their money. Of course they didn’t use turbotax, so what is going on with all of us who are filing using this form? Why is it taking longer than everyone else who doesn’t?!? Reply
Same here accepted jan 30 still processing others I know with that same acceptance date got a dd date for this week mine is still saying processing very upsetting Reply
Same here, I file the exact same day and I’m still waiting this is ridiculous! I have bills to pay off. If I would have known this I would have never filed. Reply
I have filed jan 31 and its feb 9 and still processing my return nothing is different than last year other ppl who has filed after me got there’s this week I’m confused is there a delay going on Reply
I filed my taxes on the 22nd and I also filed a friend of mine on the 23rd. The bars on the wmr site has disappeared. All its saying is still processing with the tax topic 152. My 21 days will be up on Thursday and my friend on Friday. Reply
Turbo tax last year was audited, waited 3 months nothing wrong with taxes. This year filed and accepted on the 20th and still nothing. Reply
Goodness you had to wait 3 months last year? I got accepted the 26th and still no change. My 21 days are up on the 16th. Getting worried. Excuse me I’ve been worried. Reply
It’s been 2 weeks since I filed and it’s still processing. What is going on? It has never taken this long Reply
I filed taxes 2 weeks ago and it still says refund is being processed? It has never taken this long before. Why is it taking so long? Reply
I filed on the 20th and was accepted on the 21st and I just got my refund approved today saying it would be deposited by the 11th. It’s about time! Reply
That’s great I did mine on the 23rd and was accepted the same day maybe I’ll hear some good news tomorrow Reply
has anyone who filed there taxes and didn’t have insurance get there refund approved or sent yet? Reply
My husband and I did ours on Jan. 23, it was accepted and we are still waiting for “approval and refund sent status” I know of 4 other people who did theirs after me and they received theirs already. I wonder if it’s an Obamacare thing, My husband and I didn’t have any health care (we received a $259.00 penalty) but our 2 kids did have it (one through Tricare w/her father) and the other has had Medicaid since birth. I have looked at all the information they have “put out” and I don’t see anything resembling a reason other than “short staffed” for it taking so long. I am the queen of impatience lol but honestly, in all my years of filing (paper and efile) it has never taken more than 2 weeks to get a refund back. Reply
The insurance has nothing to do with it um goin thru the same thing and I had insurance thru mi job…I filed mines on jan. 30 and filed mi husband on jan 29 he received his back yesterday but um still waiting on approval….smh…. Reply
I filed my taxes on Jan 24 and was accepted within hours but I still have no date.The irs website is consistently saying it’s still processing but I know a few people who filed days after me in have their money already. Reply
We seem to be having the same issueon our return it is taking longer than usual, other people who filed after us have been approved and gotten their refund, not sure what is going on previous years have gone really well Reply
Im having the same problem! I want to know is there a way i can just cancel out my taxes and go get them done somewhere? People i work with filed friday and already recieved their money!! Reply
Hi Cassandra, It has nothing to do with TurboTax. There are other people who have filed using other methods who have comments posted that are waiting as well. Here is some information from the IRS regarding why refunds may take longer than 21 days http://www.irs.gov/Refunds/Tax-Season-Refund-Frequently-Asked-Questions Hope this helps. Thank you, Lisa Greene-Lewis Reply
Is this a turbo tax issue???? Because my state and federal are still processing!!! Did not have these problems last year and everyone that I know has filed around the same time or after has received theirs within at least 5 days! With different agencies! Reply
Hi Tesha, No it is not a TurboTax issue. There are others who filed using other methods and have commented on our blog that they are waiting as well. Thank you, Lisa Greene-Lewis Reply
I filed the 16th and got accepted the same day. It’s now the 6th and it still says my refund is processing. Checked my transcript and it says cycle date 20150504. Reply
Many people have gotten refunds in my world. I however have not. But the march 1st thing is a myth. Is this a turbo tax problem? Reply
I filed on the 22nd and still haven’t been approved…my sis filed on the 25th and got hers on the 3rd what’s the hold up with mines? Reply
What is going on? I send in my refund the 16th….accepted the 21st and now its the 5th and I’m still waiting for my taxes to get approved….??? Reply
U are mother alone i file mine on the 15th and they accepted it on the 16th it just says accepted by the irs. …im little freaked out to its been 21 days and u would figure if it was wrong they would reject it… Jackson Hewlett got my address wrong and no help from them… Reply
I filed and was accepted on the 20th of january. It is still processing and I have friends who filed after me and are getting their refund tomorrow. What is the deal? Reply
I have also filed and was accepted on January 23 & it is still being processed and not a date estimating when it will be deposited.There may be a delay.But, if you have direct deposit I would keep checking.Last year it was deposited and I didn’tknow until I checked my account and it was there. Reply
So my friend filled hers threw h&r block and got hers today… the irs send out direct deposit once a week Tuesdays and mails out checks on Thursdays once a week and only updates the Irs where’s my refund once a week.on Wednesday.. I filled mine threw turbotax and still not been approved after 9days but hopefully it will tell me something tomorrow.. if you are getting direct deposit check your bank or prepaid card my friends was deposited into her account and it says it was still processing on the irs site.. maybe they will answer some questions soon. Reply
I filed on jan 20 and got acepted and its feb 4 i still havent got appoved yet i wonder what is the hold up with my refunds someone i know we filed on the same day she got hers back and 10 days smh i hope o hear something soon Reply
My husband tax where accepted on the 23rd of jan, here it is feb 4th and still waiting for approval. Should I be concerned and when should I give them a call? Reply
Hi Kristi, The IRS states that it issues 9 out of 10 tax refunds that have been e-filed within 21 days of acceptance. It has only been 13 days so I would not be concerned. Thank you, Lisa Greene-Lewis Reply
Hi Lisa, I called the Turbo Tax Customer Support line today concerning the delay in receiving my refund. The return was submitted and accepted on January 20, 2015, however there is no indication as to when the return will be approved. The gentleman told me the IRS notified Turbo Tax there is an issue with the filing system. Is this true, or was he just trying to get me off the phone?
Hi Erica, I’m not sure about an issue with the filing system. I know the IRS expects to issue refunds within 21 days of acceptance of your e-filed tax return and it hasn’t been quite 21 days. Thank you, Lisa Greene-Lewis
Well I have no bars. It says refund processing and a date will be provided when available. No tax topic either. Filed and excepted ont 01/22. And nothing this is the longest we have ever waited… Feeling concerned
I filed and was accepted on 1/25. Its still not approved… Would be nice if someone from TurboTax could give us some insight. The last time I saw the little tracker it said 59% of people who filed on the 25th had already received theirs. Now the tracker is gone… Reply
I’m annoyed myself. I filed my tax refund on the 22nd with turbotax, it was approved the 23rd of January 2015…Here I am the night of febuary 3rd and still nothing. Its been accepted and is still processing. I called the national treasury hotline and have no offsets, so my refund is not being taken, the IRS is just taking forever. Although I don’t know that I can fully blame the IRS, I think its part Turbotax. My brother in law and sister both filed their tax returns after me, and have both already received federal and state back. They did theirs with liberty tax without a loan. I don’t think I will be using Turbo tax again next year. I chose turbotax because it was free and I thought paying an insane amount of money was ridiculous when I could get the same exact amount through a free website myself, but now I am fully understanding why paying the money to have them filed might be worth it. Reply
I filed on January 20,2015 and its February 3,2015 and its still processing do anyone knows what is the hold up? Reply
I don’t understand why the IRS has’t approved my refund. There is nothing different about it and I have no offsets. It was approved on Jan 20th, and here it is Feb 3, 2015. There have been at least two batches go out. What could be delaying mine? Reply
I filed on Jan 26th, accepted on the 27th and still processing. I must admit, i am getting very annoyed. I understand they are under staffed etc but this is electronic. Every year its an excuse for something. I just need an approval and a date. Doesnt even have to be a date this week, just let me know something. They are not to understaffed if they decide they want to take or “garnish” your wages but when it comes time to giving back what they owe to you then here comes the wait and the 99 problems they got. Smh. I think ill just quit checking it, is what it is. Reply
The electronic refunds take up to 21 days.Although it is electronically filed it still needs to be processed and looked over for errors. You unfortunately need to wait the 21 days,it is a waste of time to call before the 21st day they will only direct you to the wheres my refund site on irs.gov. Now if it is day 22 then definately call.Yes they are under staffed, but it does take some time. Some years your lucky and get it sooner but most of the time we wait .I hope that helps. Reply
I filed on the 21st of Jan. and was accepted on 22 of Jan and I still haven’t gotten approved. Has anyone noticed that the bar thing on the irs site is no longer there. It just says “you return is still being processed and we will let you know the refund date as soon as it’s available”. Reply
If you do not see the bar it means they are in the process of looking it over and processing it. If everything is good and checks out you will then again see bar and refund approved. This may take a few days. They have 21 days to process electronically filed return, and if there are any problems they will mail you a letter. Reply
Filed on 01/22, accepted on 01/22 and still not approved. Don’t stress yourself. Your daughter’sname being mis-spelled is fine. My social was wrong last year and it was direct deposited into my account on Feb. 6. Reply
I filed on the 28th, was received on the 28th. Still not approved. Getting kinda worried since my sons last name was spelt wrong. I called the lady who prepared my taxes at h&r block and she assured that they won’t pay much mind to the fourth letter in the last name. My daughters last name was spelt correctly, so you can see it was a simple mistake. Its getting aggravating because everyone else seems to be getting theirs but according to this site, a lot of people are having to wait later times. I remember getting my tax refund last year on Valentines day. Doesn’t seem like I’ll get that lucky this year. Reply
I filled on tha 23rd an still havent been approved. Yet an people i kno filled after me have gotten there Reply
I filed my husband and I joint tax return (first year married) on jan 29. It was accepted on the 31st but still not approved. Like the others, I am wondering what is taking so long? Will this delay the “21 days to receive money date”? It has never taken this long to be approved for me. Reply
I filed on the 13 th of Jan. Accepted on the 20th dog Jan. Now it’s the 2nd of Feb. Still haven’t been approved. I’ve never had it taken this long before does anybody have any onsite on what’s going on this year Reply
I filed mine on 1/30 and was accepted same day. I keep hearing different things about a delay but It still says processing. When should i be worried and contact the IRS? Have any of u recieved an approval date yet? Reply
I filed mines on the same day 1/30/15 accepted the same day an as of today 2/10/15 I still haven’t heard anything…mines say still pending…idk wats goin on but this has never happened to me…its takin way to long….I wanna know b4 wats really goin on…smh….irs has to do better
U have to wait 21 days from the day it was accepted I’m still waiting for mine to be approved as well and I was accepted on the 20th Reply