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 » I e-filed on 1-30-13 and the IRS website still says it has no record of my return. This is alarming. TT says it was submitted but the IRS doesn’t have it… Anyone else have this problem. It’s been more than 48 hours and no sign of it. Reply i FILED MY RETURN ON JAN 29, AND IT STILL HAS NOT BEEN ACCEPTED BY THE IRS, I AM WORRIED ABOUT WHATS GOING ON BECAUSE IT SHOULD NOT TAKE 5DAYS TO ACCEPT. Reply I am confused. Turbo tax sent me an email stating that certain deductions like education credit Will cause a delay, but now it says there are currently no delays for TT customers. So is there a delay or not? I filed on 1/26 and the return has not been accepted yet. Reply I posted a question (lengthy) post/question yest….saw that it said was awaiting moderation…now it’s gone? Was a question re: deductions and depreciation…and THOSE returns being held as well??? Please advise… Reply I SENT MINE IN ON THE 27TH AND MY STATE JUST GOT ACCEPTED BUT NOT MY FEDERAL WHATS GOING ON Reply I filed my taxes on 1/31 and they are still pending on 2/4. Why is this? I did have some mileage that I wrote off for work. Other than that everything is standard. Also, I have written off miles in the previous years and never experienced this. Can someone from turbo tax please exlain this? Reply I did my taxes on jan 30 and federal says still pending are they still waiting on forms I had business expense and college expense Reply When will they except rifle if you claimed the education credit? Reply My fiancé and his ex wife have 2 kids together he was suppose to claim One of them this year but she filed early and claimed both to get back more eic! My fiancé did not know til after he filed with the one child that she did hers weeks ago. He has education credits so it’s not been accepted yet but will it still go through? He talked to a guy at irs and they assured him it would but I have my doubts. I went through the same thing with my ex and got screwed over. his ex was unfortunately one of the lucky ones and was accepted early which is BS to begin with! Please help so we know what the chances are?! Reply I uploaded my tax return on January 31, 2013. Four days later, I have yet to get a response other than pending. Should I be concerned? Is there anyone who knows a one 800 number that I can call? I want to make sure that my e-filing made it to the federal government. Reply It made it there unless it was rejected. Then the IRS or TT keeps them on hold until the Form 8863 is programmed right. I would love to know if anybody has heard any new info on the IRS and the fixing of this. Obviously the IRS does not care nor does TT otherwise it would have been fixed. I mean come on people. The middle of February is February 15 and this started on the 28 so that is 19 day or more to fix one form. What else is there to be said… Reply You are asking what more is there to say? Holy cow Paula! You’ve been whining awhile now! What more can you say? People, the form isn’t currently being accepted by the IRS. It’s not TurboTax’s fault. Stop blaming them for not emailing you every ten minutes with an update. The IRS says it will start accepting returns with the form in mid February. They have until August to process them and issue refunds. Paul, its ok for you to have freedom of speech, but not me. You must be a democrat. Paul – any word on your refund. I am still pending…Did you see my post about my conversation with HR Block? They advised me NOT to refile and she told me the IRS has advised them 2-15-13 to start processing those returns with 8863. Cynthia, I just want to know where my return is now and what will happen when they start processing the returns with Form 8863. I do not know if mine is with Turbo Tax still or does the IRS have it. I am waiting on Turbo Tax Chat and there are 400 ahead of me. 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I e-filed on 1-30-13 and the IRS website still says it has no record of my return. This is alarming. TT says it was submitted but the IRS doesn’t have it… Anyone else have this problem. It’s been more than 48 hours and no sign of it. Reply
i FILED MY RETURN ON JAN 29, AND IT STILL HAS NOT BEEN ACCEPTED BY THE IRS, I AM WORRIED ABOUT WHATS GOING ON BECAUSE IT SHOULD NOT TAKE 5DAYS TO ACCEPT. Reply
I am confused. Turbo tax sent me an email stating that certain deductions like education credit Will cause a delay, but now it says there are currently no delays for TT customers. So is there a delay or not? I filed on 1/26 and the return has not been accepted yet. Reply
I posted a question (lengthy) post/question yest….saw that it said was awaiting moderation…now it’s gone? Was a question re: deductions and depreciation…and THOSE returns being held as well??? Please advise… Reply
I filed my taxes on 1/31 and they are still pending on 2/4. Why is this? I did have some mileage that I wrote off for work. Other than that everything is standard. Also, I have written off miles in the previous years and never experienced this. Can someone from turbo tax please exlain this? Reply
I did my taxes on jan 30 and federal says still pending are they still waiting on forms I had business expense and college expense Reply
My fiancé and his ex wife have 2 kids together he was suppose to claim One of them this year but she filed early and claimed both to get back more eic! My fiancé did not know til after he filed with the one child that she did hers weeks ago. He has education credits so it’s not been accepted yet but will it still go through? He talked to a guy at irs and they assured him it would but I have my doubts. I went through the same thing with my ex and got screwed over. his ex was unfortunately one of the lucky ones and was accepted early which is BS to begin with! Please help so we know what the chances are?! Reply
I uploaded my tax return on January 31, 2013. Four days later, I have yet to get a response other than pending. Should I be concerned? Is there anyone who knows a one 800 number that I can call? I want to make sure that my e-filing made it to the federal government. Reply
It made it there unless it was rejected. Then the IRS or TT keeps them on hold until the Form 8863 is programmed right. I would love to know if anybody has heard any new info on the IRS and the fixing of this. Obviously the IRS does not care nor does TT otherwise it would have been fixed. I mean come on people. The middle of February is February 15 and this started on the 28 so that is 19 day or more to fix one form. What else is there to be said… Reply
You are asking what more is there to say? Holy cow Paula! You’ve been whining awhile now! What more can you say? People, the form isn’t currently being accepted by the IRS. It’s not TurboTax’s fault. Stop blaming them for not emailing you every ten minutes with an update. The IRS says it will start accepting returns with the form in mid February. They have until August to process them and issue refunds. Paul, its ok for you to have freedom of speech, but not me. You must be a democrat.
Paul – any word on your refund. I am still pending…Did you see my post about my conversation with HR Block? They advised me NOT to refile and she told me the IRS has advised them 2-15-13 to start processing those returns with 8863.
Cynthia, I just want to know where my return is now and what will happen when they start processing the returns with Form 8863. I do not know if mine is with Turbo Tax still or does the IRS have it. I am waiting on Turbo Tax Chat and there are 400 ahead of me. Paul