Tax Refunds What is the current IRS status on processing returns? 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 TurboTaxBlogTeam Published Jan 30, 2013 - [Updated Apr 4, 2019] 1 min read Last updated 2/15 Congratulations on finishing your taxes! We know how important your tax refund is to you. Good news, the IRS started processing tax returns on January 30th. Returns will be processed in the order they were submitted and as soon as your tax return is accepted, we will notify you by email. This notification could take up to 48 hours. The IRS estimates that you should receive your tax refund within 21 days of your return being accepted. The IRS issued more than 9 out of 10 refunds in less than 21 days last year and expects the same results this year. Once your tax return has been accepted by the IRS, you can track the status of your refund by logging into your MyTurboTax account or checking the IRS Where’s My Refund Tool. IRS Update: The IRS announced today that they are experiencing high traffic on their Where’s My Refund Tool. As a result, there may be limited availability during busier periods. The IRS has asked the entire tax industry to remind customers to only check Where’s My Refund once a day. IRS systems are only updated once a day, usually overnight. Previous Post Don’t Miss Out on the Earned Income Tax Credit Next Post Life Events Series: How Your New Job May Save You… Written by TurboTaxBlogTeam More from TurboTaxBlogTeam 1,796 responses to “What is the current IRS status on processing returns?” « Older Comments Newer Comments » Is it safe to say my refund wasn’t rejected,when I check the status on Turbo Tax it says Pending,this is my first time with Turbo Tax,I did claim the education credit,just wondering Reply I filed on Jan 27 but it is still pending, i thought IRS started processing on the 1/30 and take up to 48hrs to accept or reject, the refund is ok but im more concerned about it being accepted or rejected. I filed a 1099 though. Reply why does my refund status says it is lined up for processing and awaiting for irs to set up returns like mines. why wasnt mine sent to irs on 30th like everyone else. my e file status has been pending for days now. Reply I filed a w2g tax form for gambling and lottery through turbotax and submitted it January 30 2013 and at first it said accepted and i went to wheres my refund and it said, your return was accepted and is processing and you should receive your return yadayadayada. But now when i go to wheres my refund nothing comes up at all. But when i call the 1800 number it still says processing. Why is everyone else getting their refund. What is going on Reply My federal is on hold cause of the education credit but my state was accepted on the 2nd…..how long will it take my refund to be deposited into my account Reply i wanna no why are return still being recived by the irs if we got accepted by turbotax like i got accepted on 01/24/2013 an still dont have a date i wanna no if i got accepted dont that mean im approved whats the differnt from accepted by turbo tax an being approved by irs. Reply I filed through TT on jan 28 and I am being delayed because of the education credit. I understand that there is nothing we can do but wait but what makes me so frustrated is the fact that a lot of us that have these education credits need to file FASFA online. The priority deadline for financial aid filing is March 3 but we won’t even know if our taxes will be finished by then so we can order our IRS transcripts. just wanted to vent because of all the IRS problems and congress issues with the fiscal cliff it may result in some students financial aid being held up for next year. Both are federal government run but no one is looking at any bigger picture here! Reply College Mom, You are correct at nobody looking at the bigger picture. The fiscal cliff issues were known on January 2nd and everything was “allegedly” fixed for the IRS to start accepting returns on the 30th. On January 28th the IRS said there is a issue with Form 8863 and these returns will have to be delayed until the middle of february. It is a programming issue and 9 days later and we have no information on it. TT will not tell us anything. When you call into the IRS who have many, many people that work there they tell you they do not know anything about Form 8863. Then people wonder why us college students are mad. We have till March to fill out our new FAFSA and it cannot be done until our 2012 tax return is completed and accepted by the government. So somebody tell me if they have been able to find anything out. Also these couple of people who have been making fun of us complaining “walk a mile in another person’s shoes” and then you will see why and what. Thanks and if anybody gets any new information hopefully they will put it on here. The one bad thing was that Turbo Tax knew about the problem on January 28 but all of us did not receive a email until January 30th. HMMMM go figure. Reply did my taxes on 1/31 still no results if they are accepted. Just says pending. Thought it took 24 to 48 hours. Is it business hours? Reply Thank you for freebie. I appreciate it. You have my business. Can the state tax return be held from the state refund? Reply Thank Reply « Older Comments Newer Comments » Leave a ReplyCancel reply Browse Related Articles Tax News IRS Updates “Where’s My Refund?” Tax Refunds What To Expect When You’re Expecting…a Tax Refund Tax News Some States Experiencing Tax Return Processing Delays Tax Refunds 4 Steps from E-file to your Tax Refund! Tax Refunds Where’s My Tax Refund? Tax Refunds Where’s My Tax Refund? How to Check Your Refund Status Tax Refunds Where’s My Tax Refund?: IRS Has $153 Million in Undeliverable Tax Refunds Tax News Facts About the PATH Act and Tax Refunds Tax Refunds TurboTax AnswerXchange Question of the Month: When Will I Get My IRS Tax Refund? Tax Refunds File Your Taxes: You May Have Unclaimed Refunds Waiting
Is it safe to say my refund wasn’t rejected,when I check the status on Turbo Tax it says Pending,this is my first time with Turbo Tax,I did claim the education credit,just wondering Reply
I filed on Jan 27 but it is still pending, i thought IRS started processing on the 1/30 and take up to 48hrs to accept or reject, the refund is ok but im more concerned about it being accepted or rejected. I filed a 1099 though. Reply
why does my refund status says it is lined up for processing and awaiting for irs to set up returns like mines. why wasnt mine sent to irs on 30th like everyone else. my e file status has been pending for days now. Reply
I filed a w2g tax form for gambling and lottery through turbotax and submitted it January 30 2013 and at first it said accepted and i went to wheres my refund and it said, your return was accepted and is processing and you should receive your return yadayadayada. But now when i go to wheres my refund nothing comes up at all. But when i call the 1800 number it still says processing. Why is everyone else getting their refund. What is going on Reply
My federal is on hold cause of the education credit but my state was accepted on the 2nd…..how long will it take my refund to be deposited into my account Reply
i wanna no why are return still being recived by the irs if we got accepted by turbotax like i got accepted on 01/24/2013 an still dont have a date i wanna no if i got accepted dont that mean im approved whats the differnt from accepted by turbo tax an being approved by irs. Reply
I filed through TT on jan 28 and I am being delayed because of the education credit. I understand that there is nothing we can do but wait but what makes me so frustrated is the fact that a lot of us that have these education credits need to file FASFA online. The priority deadline for financial aid filing is March 3 but we won’t even know if our taxes will be finished by then so we can order our IRS transcripts. just wanted to vent because of all the IRS problems and congress issues with the fiscal cliff it may result in some students financial aid being held up for next year. Both are federal government run but no one is looking at any bigger picture here! Reply
College Mom, You are correct at nobody looking at the bigger picture. The fiscal cliff issues were known on January 2nd and everything was “allegedly” fixed for the IRS to start accepting returns on the 30th. On January 28th the IRS said there is a issue with Form 8863 and these returns will have to be delayed until the middle of february. It is a programming issue and 9 days later and we have no information on it. TT will not tell us anything. When you call into the IRS who have many, many people that work there they tell you they do not know anything about Form 8863. Then people wonder why us college students are mad. We have till March to fill out our new FAFSA and it cannot be done until our 2012 tax return is completed and accepted by the government. So somebody tell me if they have been able to find anything out. Also these couple of people who have been making fun of us complaining “walk a mile in another person’s shoes” and then you will see why and what. Thanks and if anybody gets any new information hopefully they will put it on here. The one bad thing was that Turbo Tax knew about the problem on January 28 but all of us did not receive a email until January 30th. HMMMM go figure. Reply
did my taxes on 1/31 still no results if they are accepted. Just says pending. Thought it took 24 to 48 hours. Is it business hours? Reply
Thank you for freebie. I appreciate it. You have my business. Can the state tax return be held from the state refund? Reply