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 filed on 02/11 and my status is still pending. Last year, my file was accepted the next day. My boyfriend did the e-file with H&R block and got his refund in 9 days. Maybe I will have to switch next year. I think we should all get at least some discounts for this delay with Turbo Tax. Not happy. Reply YEA TT IT IS THE 14TH, WHY IS MY TAX STILL PENDING..ITS A BUNCH OF B.S.. GET IT RIGHT… YOU TT SCREWED EVERYONE TAX TAKES RESPONSIBILTY OF UR MISTAKE……. Reply keke, Don’t be ridiculous. You think you are the only one waiting for the IRS to accept your returns? Come on. You think it all happens in an instant? Let’s get real here. I would wait until Monday before even questioning what is going on. Feb 14 was the start date, not the end date, not the all inclusive date, not a guarantee. They have until August to process and refund your money! Adjust your exemptions if you are dying for this cash. Reply i have the education credit. I filed on the 17th and mine was just accepted by the irs at 9:00a.m on Feb. 14th. have some patience some of you are acting ridiculous. Please remember quite a number of people filed through tt and ended up switching during the delay. The irs is doing the retirns in the order recieved so some time will be wasted on returns that were done by people that couldnt wait till the 14th. Reply I filed on January 31st and my state says accepted but it hasnt been sent out yet. As far as my federal goes, it still shows pending. But this I dont understand. The only forms I filed were a 1099, a w-2, and a 1098 for paying on my student loan. On monday my husband called the IRS and she said she didnt show it. She said she was waiting on TT to release it.Please help me understand this! Reply Hi Jennifer – You may want to contact Turbo Tax Support, to see what may be delaying your Federal, if you haven’t seen a change as of tomorrow. If your 1099 was a 1099-MISC it may have had depreciation associated with it…and those just began processing last Sunday. Here’s how to contact support: Please click the link below and enter your question. Then, you will scroll down and be given the option to either Chat or Call in and talk to someone in the correct department to help you out. https://turbotax.intuit.com/support/contact/ Thanks, Karen Reply Will education credit filers get a notice today whether our taxes have been accepted or not? Reply Hi Mags – Please allow 48 hours for updates. You can also check with the IRS directly You can check the status on their website Where’s My Refund? page http://www.irs.gov/Refunds/Where%27s-My-Refund-It%27s-Quick,-Easy,-and-Secure. or contact the IRS directly via phone at 800-829-1040 (there are likely to be high wait times). Thanks, Karen Reply It’s the 14 of Feb and I filled on Jan 25th and its still says pending!? When will my taxes get accepted PLEASE ANSWER TT Reply You are still going to have to wait for 24 to 48 hours. Reply Paul – I had left you another message – Mine were accepted today and show on the WMR refund site as well…. Have you had any progress? Cynthia, Hi. My WMR status and phone status still has not changed. My return was accepted by the IRS on January 25th. I guess that I will continue to play the waiting game. Both of them say “your return is still being processed a refund date will be sent when available.” Hi Paul, I posted a question to you below. (2/15/13) Tks for you help. SCL Sorry Paul…just read your response re: WMR info…thanks… Did you have depreciation and business credits? Mine does, and I’m assuming that’s why a bit of a hold up… My bro. Also had depreciation(but no home business)… We were both accepted by the IRS on Feb. 10th…my brother,s deposit will be on the 19th…ours got the other message..saying processing and no date available yet..an dunk graphics…:( Tks. Again for your help/info. DCL Bet turbo tax does not answer this……. Its the 14th of feb 2013. Has my return wirh 8863 been sent to the IRS????? Reply Hello So then i – I can’t see the status of your return, but all returns with Form 8863 were sent unless they contained other forms that were also delayed due to IRS systems updates. The IRS started processing yesterday, as you know. Please allow about 48 hours for an update. You can check the status on the IRS website Where’s My Refund? page http://www.irs.gov/Refunds/Where%27s-My-Refund-It%27s-Quick,-Easy,-and-Secure. or contact the IRS directly via phone at 800-829-1040 (there are likely to be high wait times). Thanks, Karen Reply Ok it’s Feb. 14th and I am still pending, when will TT submit the tax filings to the IRS? Reply Most of these posts concern the same concern, delay of the return being accepted. I am shocked that TT has not put out a definitive answer, very disappointing and after many years with TT i will probably going somewhere else next year. TT would you like to respond????? I know you monitor these posts….. Reply Well today is February 14th and my return is supposed to be submitted today with the Education Credit form. I would have thought this would have been transmitted beginning at midnight. Could you please tell me when this is going to be sent to the IRS? Reply Hello Janine – I believe the IRS started processing them at 8am yesterday. They will need some time to update and process all of the returns that they received yesterday. Please allow 48 hours and check your status. You can check the status on their website Where’s My Refund? page http://www.irs.gov/Refunds/Where%27s-My-Refund-It%27s-Quick,-Easy,-and-Secure. or contact the IRS directly via phone at 800-829-1040 (there are likely to be high wait times). Thanks, Karen Reply It’s Feb 14th why hasn’t my tax return been sent to the IRS yet ? I better get a response by tomorrow morning or I am gonna flip out . This is horse poo Reply Ryan give them time to open an i am sure there are a lot of ppl waiting for the acceptance i knw i am have patience…. Reply I have a question under dependents i have 3 that i can clainm,, my daughter was 16 in2011 until april she is a senior in high school how come i can not claim her as a deduction ,, considering i support her 100 percent she does not graduate until this may 2013 Reply Hi vinnie – If you have been able to claim her in the past, I would suggest going through the Dependents section in the Personal Info tab to make sure all of your entries are accurate. And, this link may help as well: Who is a Dependent? http://turbotax.intuit.com/support/iq/About-your-Dependents/Who-Is-A-Dependent-/GEN12426.html Thanks, Karen Reply Woohoo.. its the 14th… Start sending everything TT.. We need irs processing everything like RAT NOW!!!, Some of us have school tuition and some bill catching up to do. btw.. Feb13 around 10PMish, an update came in on TT.. idk what it was for, it said tax forms, lets hope all is well. Reply I got my state the 1st of feb but my federal is supposed to be sent to IRS tomorrow, so fingers crossed! Reply 10 to 1 something goes wrong with the 14th and we have to wait longer……..who wants to take that bet????? Reply You people need to get over it and quit your whining. You need better money management skills if you are depending on your tax refund that badly that a couple week delay is bothering you this badly. All your gonna do is blow it on tattoos, smokes and other garbage. Reply U are a real jerk saying that “all your gonna do is blow it on tattoes, smokes, and other garbage” because that is not true. I am a single father who has custody of my son. I work 9 months out of the year and get laid off the rest. I have a hard time buying Christmas. I pay my rent and bills on time. I do rely on my tax return to catch up on bills and buy bonds for my son. I however do not smoke, have a tattoo, or blow my refund on garbage. You should do some research before opening your mouth. Also man u really need to grow up and have some respect for people. Moving on…. like your answer the best.just want to make sure that mine does get submitted when they say it is……guess WHAT, we cant do nothing about it…… By the my husband and I both ended up in the hospital toward the end of the year. We quickly ran through our savings because my husband’s company does not believe in sick leave. Their short time disability pays $30 per day of which $12 is taken to pay insurance. Therewas also ridelous co-pays. So yes when I filed my taxes on January 15, I expected it to be processed sooner than the 14th of Fedruary. You need to get off your high horse. Cory probably is single and no life. People should mind their own business. Talk about rude. I keep getting rejected by the state of NE. TT texts me and says don’t worry, we’ll help you fix it. When I go to the help to see how to fix it, there are instruction. However, the instructions say there will be a “fix” button and it’s not there. I have already tried to resubmit only to get a rejection again. I tried the chat that said you will get a response in approx 15 mins. That was 2 days ago. I emailed and no response. At this point, I guess I will have to take my taxes somewhere and dispute the charges I was billed with my credit card issuer cause I can get no assistance from Turbo Tax. my federal taxes are still pending but they have not yet been rejected. Only the state taxes. If you have more than 1 state taxes to file, I would recommend you go to a a tax person to avoid the hours of frustration I have gone through. Reply Were there any years before the current administration, “with bigger govt”, that we have been dragged through this? My state was accepted and my owed taxes already deducted from my checking account, my federal are still pending due to the education credit form that I filled out????? With bigger govt, there shouldn’t be such a delay. Sad! Any tax payers with this form will be reviewed on this date…..and if you used this other form, it will be reviewed on another date… Reply I just want the staff of Turbotax to know I appreciate that you have taken the time to address all of the questions that we have poated here. It takes a lot of patience and tact to read and answer each of us personally. I applaud your customer service. The dedication you guys have shown to your customers have earned you a long time customer (and yes I paid for the deluxe version). My daughter filed taxes for the first time this year . I directed her to your site because of the service you are giving us. Thanks! Reply Thank you Mrs. Watts! We appreciate you! Lisa Greene-Lewis Reply Filed my return Jan 24th and have amoritization and depreciation form. It is Feb 13th and have recieved no notification. Reply Hi BK – Did you have any other delayed forms besides depreciation? Here’s the full list of delayed forms from the IRS website http://www.irs.gov/uac/Newsroom/List-of-IRS-forms-that-1040-filers-can-begin-filing-in-late-February-or-into-March-2013 You can check the status of your return on their Where’s My Refund? page http://www.irs.gov/Refunds/Where%27s-My-Refund-It%27s-Quick,-Easy,-and-Secure. or contact the IRS directly via phone at 800-829-1040 (there are likely to be high wait times). Thanks, Karen Reply i did my taxes on the 5th of feb, why is it still pending Reply Hi Chris – Do you have any of the delayed forms Please see this link http://www.irs.gov/uac/Newsroom/List-of-IRS-forms-that-1040-filers-can-begin-filing-in-late-February-or-into-March-2013 Thanks, Karen Reply Hey Paul, FYI got e-mail from TT at 3:00am saying my refund will be in my acct next day. Hopefully this is true because monday is the holiday so this could delay things. Also my return was just accepted on the 14th. Good luck Reply RSA – did you get your deposit on the time expected? My WMR still says processing,, will give a refund date when one is available. I see that many other people have gotten this also. I do know one thing and that is that my return is at the IRS. I just do not know which date to go by for my 21 days. If I do by the 30th the Wednesday the 20th will be my 21st day. If I go by the 14th then March 9th is my 21st day. Do not know what to think. I know that the WMR updates daily between 3am and 6am EST so I just wait till I get up each day to check. Waiting waiting and am still waiting. Thanks for the info Cynthia, Paul Does TT send out emails when there is a direct deposit date? I have been checking wmr daily but it would be nice if they alert you as well. Not sure if they just send out notifications once it reaches the IRS and then that is it. Can’t wait…just the IRS on WMR has deposit dates…no one wills ill send e-mails…not TT nor the IRS…. We were part of the early acceptance, and received notification that our return was accepted as of 1/26/13. It’s now 2/13/13, and we are STILL waiting on a refund. No education credits, only 2 W2’s, and our 2 year old son as a dependent.. It dang sure isn’t being processed in the order that they were received, or else I would have been getting my refund before most of you! Not trying to be rude, but something has to give!!! Where’s my refund isn’t even updating, and the lovely call center reps at the IRS told me to literally stop calling. Reply Hi Mom2Chase, My retun was accepted on 1/25 and it still says that mine is processing. I called in yesterday and talked to a TT Moron, I mean Cust. Service Rep., and asked about mine being early accepted. He said that no returns were accepted early and that the email I got from TT was a fake that I had made up. So I went off on him and called the IRS. My return is processing and she said that there are a bunch and to please be patience. She was very patient. Everybody is blaiming this on the IRS but I do not think that it is all their fault. I think it has much to do with TT and their lies. Reply Why is my tax still pending I do not have education credits or any of the other forms that are delaying Acceptance. Reply my status has been showing pending since jan.30 i do have a school credit but my question is since i filed soo long ago on 2marr when the irs accepts the school credits will my status change because it looks as if TT hasn’t even sent my papers to the irs can someone from TT please reply it says it was only suppose to take 24-48 hours well it has been 14days Reply Hi Amarie13 – The status was pending because the IRS wasn’t accepting those returns until just yesterday. Your status should be updated in about 48 from the filing date (yesterday). Feel free to check with the IRS for the most up to date information . You can check the status on their website Where’s My Refund? page http://www.irs.gov/Refunds/Where%27s-My-Refund-It%27s-Quick,-Easy,-and-Secure. or contact the IRS directly via phone at 800-829-1040 (there are likely to be high wait times). Thank you, Karen Reply I filed my erturn on the 1/31 and it was accepetd on the same day. Its 2/13/13 and the IRS is still saying your return is being process. Reply i filled mined on February 7 and until now its “pending” they said it should be accepted within 48 hours. what happened. i dont have Ed. credit, or depreciation. please look into this!!! since i really find this shady! Reply I was accepted on 01/27/2013 and I filed a 1040EZ, I am still processing as of this morning at 7:am, I called the IRS yesterday and spoke with a lady that buy the way didn’t want to give me any information on my return, but she finally did, she stated that mine was re sequenced and she didn’t know why, and that I should know something with 10 to 30 days from January 30th??? I hopping but not believing it. I have always got my return DD withing 8 to 10 days with 1040EZ, something is going on this year Reply @ Charlie237…what exactly is “re sequenced” I have never heard of that before! What does that mean??? Please explain! thank you Reply She told me she didn’t know either??, I have no idea, Sorry I have paid to file through turbotax but I did not submit my taxes yet through the efile because of the comments I have read here and in blogs. The message on the page to efile is telling me I will not get my refund until March but I am now skeptical about the correct form even being attached to my return for the 8863. If I decide not to file with turbotax, can I get a refund of the $60.40 I already paid? Reply At this point – I think I may just use another company even if I can not get the money back from turbotax since I can’t even get a reply or response from them – I personally do not think they should be holding on to anyone’s return if they are not efiling them – they should have just cancelled the returns if they could not efile the return right away. They certainly should not have accepted my money I paid until they were ready to transmit my returns to the irs. I would venture to say that turbotax will lose many customers this year Reply Hi GH – I would suggest you contact Turbo Tax Support directly. They can help you with your specific return and let you know of the correct forms needed. Please click the link below and enter your question. Then, you will scroll down and be given the option to either Chat or Call in and talk to someone in the correct department to help you out. https://turbotax.intuit.com/support/contact/ Thanks, Karen Reply I filed my taxes on Feb 5th, but the status still says its pending. Why is it taking so long to be accepted? Reply Could TT please explain, why people were accepted both before and after me and can get a status on the WMR, and I cannot? These people also have form 8863. It’s very frustrating and your Cust. Serv has no concrete answer. Reply Hello ERmomandRN – The IRS may have done a test run with some of those returns to see how their system updates worked. It’s difficult to say for sure. They officially started processing those returns yesterday. Please give it a a couple days for their site to be updated with your status. Thanks for your patience. Karen Reply By the way any poster telling you you can file with form 8863 with h & r block and get a refund now is lying. My sister tried and got an email from them letting her know they were holding her return until the IRS is ready to process it. It’s an IRS issue. Not the tax preparer. Im a single mother who works and goes to school so I’m really looking forward to this refund but I’m not going to blame people that are only doing their jobs. If you’ve been using TT and never had this issue before that should show you it’s not them. In sure once everybody gets their money they’ll be pretty ashamed of some of these comments. And please no one tell me to “suck an eagle egg” since that seems to be the response to anyone trying to stay level headed. Reply So after it processes on the 14 how long will it take to get deposit into everyone account?? D. Coleman Reply Hi Demedress – Please give it at least 48 for a status update. As to when your deposit gets into your account, that will depend on the IRS processing time and your bank account. The IRS is saying that 9 of 10 refunds will be deposited within 21 days or less. Thanks, Karen Hi Candice, I just want to set the record straight, I never said that HR block could file a return faster if you are filing for the ecuation credit, that would be a lie. What I said was that I was able to file with HR block without the education credit and that TT would not allow its customers the opportunity to go into their returns and remove the Education credit so they could get the majority of their tax returns faster. They could then go in later and file an amendment for the rest. So the complaint I have for TT is that they wouldn’t allow me to make the changes, instead they put my forms in a big pile and said sorry, it is sitting on hold until the IRS is ready. This was bs. Reply I agree LISA still pops up occasionally, I guess BOB gave up. lol Reply After 14 phone calls, getting disconnected, and getting the run around over and over again I finally got thru to customer service. I finally got the answers. Even though it said I was being held up due to 4562. I received the wrong email. It was the education that was holding it up. I’m still pissed but Sonia in turbo tax customer service was about as polite as she could be. She answered every question I had and I have zero complaints about how she went about her business……. Unless Thursday comes and still no acceptance Reply KJ – did she give you any info on how long it will take to get 8863 filers accepted or if they are set up to begin processing 8863 on 14th? Reply She was straight forward, she said that they were told that they would be processed starting the 14th. And in her opinion that it should go quickly. But she didnt know for sure. Cynthia, Since they are starting the 8663’s on Thursday are they going to do them in order. Also are they starting at midnight on the 13th. Just wondering what information you received when you talked to them. Thanks, Paul Ki, great! and when u get the survey from TT, say that…I did…and got great results and progress on my return too. Reply ERRRRRR so disgusted with TT. I have used them for 8 years and never ever had an issue. Did the online chat only to have the rep lie to me and tell me no one was notified of the education credit filling delay and that is why no one got emails?? Really? Because on here people have gotten their emails. So i asked her why shouldn’t I take my business to H&R block and file and then amend later? she said ohh it will flag you for an audit? Yeah, no it means TT will not get paid! uggg i will never ever use them again!! Reply What is going on with Turbo tax? I have sent messages a return phone number and no one has answered back. I have done this several times. Is it your policy to charge people for doing the e-file and taking the money out of the account and send it to the IRS whenever you feel like it. I filed on the 28 of Jan. and the IRS still has not recieved it. Im going to lose my house because of Turbo Tax taking their sweet ass time. Everyone I know has already gotten thier return and they filed after i did. Reply I filed my taxes on 1/31 and never received a confirmation email “in 24-48 hours” like they stated. I finally received an email for my STATE on 2/8 and have yet to receive an email for my federal. I have tried calling several different numbers for the IRS and everything is automated and i keep being told that “no information can be provided until you receive your confirmation email that your taxes have been accepted, try back in one week”. Totally disgusted and at a loss at what to do! Reply I asked Turbo Tax this on February 5th. Still no answer. I received notification that my state taxes were rejected because my Federal return was rejected. TT has yet to update my Federal notification. I redid the state forms after downloading the latest update and both were accepted. The Federal was NEVER noted as being rejected. In fact TT did not allow me to E-fil the Federal Return after telling me it was rejected. I would like to know HONESTLY why I was told my Federal return was Rejected when that does not appear to be the case. AND if there is a problem with the Federal Return they are not telling me about. All my returns were checked through TT and reviewed as clean. How much of this is really TT reprogramming the returns? Something is off. Reply Mike: If im not mistaken, with that 1098T , its gonna fall into the 8863 if you got any credits from education. ********************************** KeKe: I pray to God, that you really made a mistake and these fools are not submitting our stuff as a paper check. ************************************** Answerplease!!: I surely hope they start processing our stuff on Feb 14 IMMEDIATELY.. But you know they will find a way to say it. “We will process everything beginning the 14th in the order they were received” All we can do is hope! ************************************* T.Franklin: I understood everything you said clearly. But some of us are really busy as heck! Go to work, come home, stay up for bout 2hrs to eat shower, do a lil family thing, and fall asleep. So yea, if i woulda been watching the news, i prolly woulda got that memo.But i didnt. Those who went back and filed somewhere else, might get penalized, then again, the 2nd returned might just get rejected, i really dont know. But this is where my beef is with turbotax. Some of us bought DELUXE, others bought PREMIER. My thing is, you are a multi million dollar company. On the Feb 2nd, you should have had your IT release an update that puts a sticky as soon as you open turbo tax, stating, there is a delay with certain forms. If needs be file without these forms and come back and amend when these forms are being accepted! PERIOD!! Thats my beef, dont wait till you have a thread with 500+ furious customers, and now wanna send an email. That is NOT professional. What scares us more is, there are some on here that didnt use these forms that are on hold, and they are still in pending status. Then yes, there are people taking their other family stuff elsewhere. (they didnt use TT), and what do you know, they have an acceptance letter and a DD date. So that makes the rest of us furious, because now, this further lets us know TT is meddling with us!.. But you brought up a great point, and now i have to investigate this, Due to alot of tax fraud IRS tries to edit things and make things better. Im starting to believe TT had more tax fraud than anybody else, and is why everyone who is using additional forms with them are not immediately being accepted. They are being re-reviewed. That might be whats going on. Im just saying, i dont know but thats surely what if feels like after reading your post!! Imagine ordering from ebay, and paying for priority, and you checking tracking, it says no record found, please wait 24-48 hrs for system to update, And 6 days later, no package, and you check tracking again, it shows no results, and still says wait 24-48hrs to allow processing.. (YOU ARE GONNA BE PI$$3D) Reply well i just filed with another compaby and was accepted. In less than an hour or so. I dont have time for the games. I will just ammend my education credits. people who has form 4562 hasnt even been transmitted to the irs and they started accepting those forms Sunday the tenth. so just imagine us 8863 filers we will probably be sitting there too after the due date for the form to be submitted. Reply Hi t…I did the same thing. I filed w TT on 1/16 and it kept saying “pending” for 3wks. Then I decided to refile w/out the education credit with TaxSlayer on 2/6 without the education credit and will receive my refund on 2/22. I will just do an amendment after. TT told plenty of customers that they couldnt refile somewhere else. But that is not true, they just dont wanna lose the fees they charged to file. My return w TT was rejected on 2/14. My question is what did TT do w the returns that had the 8863 forms that couldnt be processed til 2/14. They never sent them to the IRS, obviously because I was able to refile somewhere else and get a DD of 2/22!!! TT IS FULL OF BS! Romeo Everyone is entitled to their opinions and thoughts. That’s why I state mine. Not to judge or be mean as I have seen some others do. I actually saw the news report and still said screw it. The IRS had not posted anything nor TT so I didn’t pay it any attention. Either way, I get the frustration from everyone. I was supposedly accepted early as a test return and now my refund, like everyone on here, is showing no information on the IRS WMR site. The “still processing.. when a date is available” message has been my result for a few days now too. I am currently in school full-time, a single mother, full-time employee, and am trying to maintain a healthy lifestyle through exercise and eating healthier. As we all know food is not cheap. Oh, did I mention I have no car at the moment. Imagine coming home from work to have to walk to get your kids. I do what I have to do though. I personally try not to complain because things could be worse and I am just grateful for my health and my kids health. I have made it throughout the year and I refuse to let a hold on a refund check be the cause of an attitude change. It would be nice to get it, don’t get me wrong, but it is a bit entertaining to read some of the posts. You have seemed very calm on your posts so I hope you remain a calmed pissed. :-} I too would like to know when someone who used Form 8863 receives a deposit date. Reply I did my taxes on jan. 28 and have not received an email from IRS that it was accepted. This is very frustrating to me. This was my first and LAST time doing turbo tax! Reply I am so confused. My niece filed using Form 8863 on 01/31. She received an email stating, The IRS will not process form 8863 until 02/14; we understand, no problem. However, on 02/11 she received an email from Turbo Tax stating her refund will be in her account tomorrow (02/13), I thought they weren’t processing them until 02/14. Reply what happen with direct deposit now. TT is not fix our return due to pending, now my direct deposit is form of check. Reply Will returns with form 8863 be sent to the IRS on 2/14 ????? Reply I was wondering if any news in the mortgage interest credit form 8396? I keep reading posts but everything is about the education credit. If anyone has information on this form please let me know Reply Hello SRK – The latest news we have is that the IRS will begin processing returns with form 8396 the first week of March. Please see this link http://www.irs.gov/uac/Newsroom/List-of-IRS-forms-that-1040-filers-can-begin-filing-in-late-February-or-into-March-2013 Thanks, Karen Reply I filed my taxes Feb 2, 2013 and the status still shows pending. Whats taking so long? Reply Same thing here… mine were done in January and i have received an email for state being accepted but not my federal…and can’t get anyone to give me an answer why! They are stating they are being accepted in the order they were submitted but I have a friend who just filed on sunday and had her confirmation monday, so in my opinion, that is incorrect. Reply Will my return with form 8863 be transmitted to the IRS on the 14th? Also, my NYS return needs further processing. Does this have anything to do with my return not being received by the IRS? Reply I love turbo tax. I have the education credit and turbor and IRS stated it will be delayed. Turbo tax also had a notification box to let you know when the forms will be accepted. I received a text stating the IRS update from Turbo tax saying the the IRS will start accepting form 8863 on the 14th. I also double check the IRS website and it states everything Turbotax has stated. Reply Hello turbotax people… Irs will accept our returns with form 8863 on the 14th. I filed on 1/25/13. Will my return be transmitted to the IRS on the 14th? Also, my New York state return needs furter review. Does this have anything to do with the education credit or will the irs accepting my return have any effect on state? Reply Answer I’m in the same boat as you. NYS says could take 60 days, before it said 4-6 weeks. I’m lost. I also have form 8863. Reply why is return go from direct deposit to getting a check.. i dont understand. on my original return it stated direct deposit but not it say i am going to get a check. this is B.S…….I NEVER GOING TO Reply Hi keke – When using TurboTax Online you will receive two separate confirmation emails. The first confirmation will be TurboTax Payment Confirmation E-mail, this email will provide you with your order confirmation. On the Payment confirmation email we have provided a field for payment type, this payment type is the method used pay for the TurboTax fees. Payment type is NOT the method you will be receiving your income tax refund. When using TurboTax Free Edition, TurboTax Freedom or a Pre-paid code, the payment method will display as Paper Check. Hope this helps. Thanks, Karen Reply I did my taxes on the28th of Jan. I don’t have a 8863 form or the other form I filed a 1099 form an am still.in pending stage I will no longer be doing my taxes with tt. They r holding my return I know people who filled the same form an were excepted the next day. They need to send it to the IRSan stop holding it this is getting rediculous Reply I have asked this question several times, and have gotten no response from TT. Is the 1099 form in with the delayed forms, or what ??? My has been pending since the 28th as well. And when i call the IRS # they recording says no info available at this time. Reply I DO NOT THINK TT IS HOLDING OUR TAXES. I FILED ON JAN.18TH WITH DEPRICIATION FORMS. FEDERAL IS STILL IN PENDING MODE BUT I GOT MY STATE TAXES DIRECT DEPOSITED FEB. 8TH. DIDN’T GET AN EMAIL THAT MY STATE HAD BEEN ACCEPTED AND DIDN’T EVEN GET A DATE THAT I WOULD GET MY STATE BUT IT WAS IN MY BANK ON FEB. 8TH AND MY RETURN STILL SAYS IT IS PENDING. WAITING ON MY FEDERAL BUT IT SHOULD BE ALONG SOON AS FEB. 14TH OPENS UP. HOPE THIS HELPS PEOPLE. IF TT IS HOLDING THEN HOW DID MY STATE GET DONE??? THINK ABOUT IT! Hi Patti – I am sorry you have not received a response. If it is a 1099-MISC form for self-employment, it may have “assets” attached to the filing such as a car, a computer, or equipment. The forms with assets have associated depreciation and that form just began being accepted on Sunday the 10th. Give it a couple days and check again for a status update as the IRS will need a bit of time to update all the filers with that form. Thanks, Karen Hello Will – I understand why you’re upset. When you filed your form 1099 (I’m assuming it was for a business), there may have been depreciable asset such as a car or computer. The depreciation form is also delayed. They IRS just started processing those returns on Sunday the 10th. And, there will be a couple days for them to show up as accepted as the IRS goes through them all. If this isn’t the case, you are welcome to contact Turbo Tax Support for help regarding your specific situation. https://turbotax.intuit.com/support/contact/ Thank you! Karen Reply PM I am at a loss, i did not have an Ed. credit, or depreciation. I get a 1099 at the end of each year. The only difference in my paper work this year is, i am caring for a parent. Is the 1099 form one of the forms being delayed. Reply I didn’t file with any education credits and that was on the 31st…Why does my refund still say “processing”? Reply I finished filing using Turbo Tax and printed off the forms I need. I have to pay Fed and State this time because my taxable income incl funds I withdrew from my investment in 2012. My question is do I need more forms than the 1040 and 5695? That’s the only forms that were printed. Do I need any work sheet forms? I used the Standard Deduction. Thanks. Reply « Older Comments Newer Comments » Leave a ReplyCancel reply Browse Related Articles Tax Refunds What To Expect When You’re Expecting…a Tax Refund Tax News IRS Updates “Where’s My Refund?” Tax News Some States Experiencing Tax Return Processing Delays Tax News Facts About the PATH Act and Tax Refunds Tax Refunds 4 Steps from E-file to your Tax Refund! Tax Refunds Where’s My Tax Refund? How to Check Your Refund Statu… Tax Refunds Where’s My Tax Refund? Tax Refunds Where’s My Tax Refund?: IRS Has $153 Million in … Tax Refunds File Your Taxes: You May Have Unclaimed Refunds Waiting Tax Tips Find Out When Your Tax Refund Will Be Sent
I filed on 02/11 and my status is still pending. Last year, my file was accepted the next day. My boyfriend did the e-file with H&R block and got his refund in 9 days. Maybe I will have to switch next year. I think we should all get at least some discounts for this delay with Turbo Tax. Not happy. Reply
YEA TT IT IS THE 14TH, WHY IS MY TAX STILL PENDING..ITS A BUNCH OF B.S.. GET IT RIGHT… YOU TT SCREWED EVERYONE TAX TAKES RESPONSIBILTY OF UR MISTAKE……. Reply
keke, Don’t be ridiculous. You think you are the only one waiting for the IRS to accept your returns? Come on. You think it all happens in an instant? Let’s get real here. I would wait until Monday before even questioning what is going on. Feb 14 was the start date, not the end date, not the all inclusive date, not a guarantee. They have until August to process and refund your money! Adjust your exemptions if you are dying for this cash. Reply
i have the education credit. I filed on the 17th and mine was just accepted by the irs at 9:00a.m on Feb. 14th. have some patience some of you are acting ridiculous. Please remember quite a number of people filed through tt and ended up switching during the delay. The irs is doing the retirns in the order recieved so some time will be wasted on returns that were done by people that couldnt wait till the 14th. Reply
I filed on January 31st and my state says accepted but it hasnt been sent out yet. As far as my federal goes, it still shows pending. But this I dont understand. The only forms I filed were a 1099, a w-2, and a 1098 for paying on my student loan. On monday my husband called the IRS and she said she didnt show it. She said she was waiting on TT to release it.Please help me understand this! Reply
Hi Jennifer – You may want to contact Turbo Tax Support, to see what may be delaying your Federal, if you haven’t seen a change as of tomorrow. If your 1099 was a 1099-MISC it may have had depreciation associated with it…and those just began processing last Sunday. Here’s how to contact support: Please click the link below and enter your question. Then, you will scroll down and be given the option to either Chat or Call in and talk to someone in the correct department to help you out. https://turbotax.intuit.com/support/contact/ Thanks, Karen Reply
Hi Mags – Please allow 48 hours for updates. You can also check with the IRS directly You can check the status on their website Where’s My Refund? page http://www.irs.gov/Refunds/Where%27s-My-Refund-It%27s-Quick,-Easy,-and-Secure. or contact the IRS directly via phone at 800-829-1040 (there are likely to be high wait times). Thanks, Karen Reply
It’s the 14 of Feb and I filled on Jan 25th and its still says pending!? When will my taxes get accepted PLEASE ANSWER TT Reply
Paul – I had left you another message – Mine were accepted today and show on the WMR refund site as well…. Have you had any progress?
Cynthia, Hi. My WMR status and phone status still has not changed. My return was accepted by the IRS on January 25th. I guess that I will continue to play the waiting game. Both of them say “your return is still being processed a refund date will be sent when available.”
Sorry Paul…just read your response re: WMR info…thanks… Did you have depreciation and business credits? Mine does, and I’m assuming that’s why a bit of a hold up… My bro. Also had depreciation(but no home business)… We were both accepted by the IRS on Feb. 10th…my brother,s deposit will be on the 19th…ours got the other message..saying processing and no date available yet..an dunk graphics…:( Tks. Again for your help/info. DCL
Bet turbo tax does not answer this……. Its the 14th of feb 2013. Has my return wirh 8863 been sent to the IRS????? Reply
Hello So then i – I can’t see the status of your return, but all returns with Form 8863 were sent unless they contained other forms that were also delayed due to IRS systems updates. The IRS started processing yesterday, as you know. Please allow about 48 hours for an update. You can check the status on the IRS website Where’s My Refund? page http://www.irs.gov/Refunds/Where%27s-My-Refund-It%27s-Quick,-Easy,-and-Secure. or contact the IRS directly via phone at 800-829-1040 (there are likely to be high wait times). Thanks, Karen Reply
Most of these posts concern the same concern, delay of the return being accepted. I am shocked that TT has not put out a definitive answer, very disappointing and after many years with TT i will probably going somewhere else next year. TT would you like to respond????? I know you monitor these posts….. Reply
Well today is February 14th and my return is supposed to be submitted today with the Education Credit form. I would have thought this would have been transmitted beginning at midnight. Could you please tell me when this is going to be sent to the IRS? Reply
Hello Janine – I believe the IRS started processing them at 8am yesterday. They will need some time to update and process all of the returns that they received yesterday. Please allow 48 hours and check your status. You can check the status on their website Where’s My Refund? page http://www.irs.gov/Refunds/Where%27s-My-Refund-It%27s-Quick,-Easy,-and-Secure. or contact the IRS directly via phone at 800-829-1040 (there are likely to be high wait times). Thanks, Karen Reply
It’s Feb 14th why hasn’t my tax return been sent to the IRS yet ? I better get a response by tomorrow morning or I am gonna flip out . This is horse poo Reply
Ryan give them time to open an i am sure there are a lot of ppl waiting for the acceptance i knw i am have patience…. Reply
I have a question under dependents i have 3 that i can clainm,, my daughter was 16 in2011 until april she is a senior in high school how come i can not claim her as a deduction ,, considering i support her 100 percent she does not graduate until this may 2013 Reply
Hi vinnie – If you have been able to claim her in the past, I would suggest going through the Dependents section in the Personal Info tab to make sure all of your entries are accurate. And, this link may help as well: Who is a Dependent? http://turbotax.intuit.com/support/iq/About-your-Dependents/Who-Is-A-Dependent-/GEN12426.html Thanks, Karen Reply
Woohoo.. its the 14th… Start sending everything TT.. We need irs processing everything like RAT NOW!!!, Some of us have school tuition and some bill catching up to do. btw.. Feb13 around 10PMish, an update came in on TT.. idk what it was for, it said tax forms, lets hope all is well. Reply
I got my state the 1st of feb but my federal is supposed to be sent to IRS tomorrow, so fingers crossed! Reply
10 to 1 something goes wrong with the 14th and we have to wait longer……..who wants to take that bet????? Reply
You people need to get over it and quit your whining. You need better money management skills if you are depending on your tax refund that badly that a couple week delay is bothering you this badly. All your gonna do is blow it on tattoos, smokes and other garbage. Reply
U are a real jerk saying that “all your gonna do is blow it on tattoes, smokes, and other garbage” because that is not true. I am a single father who has custody of my son. I work 9 months out of the year and get laid off the rest. I have a hard time buying Christmas. I pay my rent and bills on time. I do rely on my tax return to catch up on bills and buy bonds for my son. I however do not smoke, have a tattoo, or blow my refund on garbage. You should do some research before opening your mouth. Also man u really need to grow up and have some respect for people. Moving on….
like your answer the best.just want to make sure that mine does get submitted when they say it is……guess WHAT, we cant do nothing about it……
By the my husband and I both ended up in the hospital toward the end of the year. We quickly ran through our savings because my husband’s company does not believe in sick leave. Their short time disability pays $30 per day of which $12 is taken to pay insurance. Therewas also ridelous co-pays. So yes when I filed my taxes on January 15, I expected it to be processed sooner than the 14th of Fedruary. You need to get off your high horse.
I keep getting rejected by the state of NE. TT texts me and says don’t worry, we’ll help you fix it. When I go to the help to see how to fix it, there are instruction. However, the instructions say there will be a “fix” button and it’s not there. I have already tried to resubmit only to get a rejection again. I tried the chat that said you will get a response in approx 15 mins. That was 2 days ago. I emailed and no response. At this point, I guess I will have to take my taxes somewhere and dispute the charges I was billed with my credit card issuer cause I can get no assistance from Turbo Tax. my federal taxes are still pending but they have not yet been rejected. Only the state taxes. If you have more than 1 state taxes to file, I would recommend you go to a a tax person to avoid the hours of frustration I have gone through. Reply
Were there any years before the current administration, “with bigger govt”, that we have been dragged through this? My state was accepted and my owed taxes already deducted from my checking account, my federal are still pending due to the education credit form that I filled out????? With bigger govt, there shouldn’t be such a delay. Sad! Any tax payers with this form will be reviewed on this date…..and if you used this other form, it will be reviewed on another date… Reply
I just want the staff of Turbotax to know I appreciate that you have taken the time to address all of the questions that we have poated here. It takes a lot of patience and tact to read and answer each of us personally. I applaud your customer service. The dedication you guys have shown to your customers have earned you a long time customer (and yes I paid for the deluxe version). My daughter filed taxes for the first time this year . I directed her to your site because of the service you are giving us. Thanks! Reply
Filed my return Jan 24th and have amoritization and depreciation form. It is Feb 13th and have recieved no notification. Reply
Hi BK – Did you have any other delayed forms besides depreciation? Here’s the full list of delayed forms from the IRS website http://www.irs.gov/uac/Newsroom/List-of-IRS-forms-that-1040-filers-can-begin-filing-in-late-February-or-into-March-2013 You can check the status of your return on their Where’s My Refund? page http://www.irs.gov/Refunds/Where%27s-My-Refund-It%27s-Quick,-Easy,-and-Secure. or contact the IRS directly via phone at 800-829-1040 (there are likely to be high wait times). Thanks, Karen Reply
Hi Chris – Do you have any of the delayed forms Please see this link http://www.irs.gov/uac/Newsroom/List-of-IRS-forms-that-1040-filers-can-begin-filing-in-late-February-or-into-March-2013 Thanks, Karen Reply
Hey Paul, FYI got e-mail from TT at 3:00am saying my refund will be in my acct next day. Hopefully this is true because monday is the holiday so this could delay things. Also my return was just accepted on the 14th. Good luck Reply
My WMR still says processing,, will give a refund date when one is available. I see that many other people have gotten this also. I do know one thing and that is that my return is at the IRS. I just do not know which date to go by for my 21 days. If I do by the 30th the Wednesday the 20th will be my 21st day. If I go by the 14th then March 9th is my 21st day. Do not know what to think. I know that the WMR updates daily between 3am and 6am EST so I just wait till I get up each day to check. Waiting waiting and am still waiting. Thanks for the info Cynthia, Paul
Does TT send out emails when there is a direct deposit date? I have been checking wmr daily but it would be nice if they alert you as well. Not sure if they just send out notifications once it reaches the IRS and then that is it.
We were part of the early acceptance, and received notification that our return was accepted as of 1/26/13. It’s now 2/13/13, and we are STILL waiting on a refund. No education credits, only 2 W2’s, and our 2 year old son as a dependent.. It dang sure isn’t being processed in the order that they were received, or else I would have been getting my refund before most of you! Not trying to be rude, but something has to give!!! Where’s my refund isn’t even updating, and the lovely call center reps at the IRS told me to literally stop calling. Reply
Hi Mom2Chase, My retun was accepted on 1/25 and it still says that mine is processing. I called in yesterday and talked to a TT Moron, I mean Cust. Service Rep., and asked about mine being early accepted. He said that no returns were accepted early and that the email I got from TT was a fake that I had made up. So I went off on him and called the IRS. My return is processing and she said that there are a bunch and to please be patience. She was very patient. Everybody is blaiming this on the IRS but I do not think that it is all their fault. I think it has much to do with TT and their lies. Reply
Why is my tax still pending I do not have education credits or any of the other forms that are delaying Acceptance. Reply
my status has been showing pending since jan.30 i do have a school credit but my question is since i filed soo long ago on 2marr when the irs accepts the school credits will my status change because it looks as if TT hasn’t even sent my papers to the irs can someone from TT please reply it says it was only suppose to take 24-48 hours well it has been 14days Reply
Hi Amarie13 – The status was pending because the IRS wasn’t accepting those returns until just yesterday. Your status should be updated in about 48 from the filing date (yesterday). Feel free to check with the IRS for the most up to date information . You can check the status on their website Where’s My Refund? page http://www.irs.gov/Refunds/Where%27s-My-Refund-It%27s-Quick,-Easy,-and-Secure. or contact the IRS directly via phone at 800-829-1040 (there are likely to be high wait times). Thank you, Karen Reply
I filed my erturn on the 1/31 and it was accepetd on the same day. Its 2/13/13 and the IRS is still saying your return is being process. Reply
i filled mined on February 7 and until now its “pending” they said it should be accepted within 48 hours. what happened. i dont have Ed. credit, or depreciation. please look into this!!! since i really find this shady! Reply
I was accepted on 01/27/2013 and I filed a 1040EZ, I am still processing as of this morning at 7:am, I called the IRS yesterday and spoke with a lady that buy the way didn’t want to give me any information on my return, but she finally did, she stated that mine was re sequenced and she didn’t know why, and that I should know something with 10 to 30 days from January 30th??? I hopping but not believing it. I have always got my return DD withing 8 to 10 days with 1040EZ, something is going on this year Reply
@ Charlie237…what exactly is “re sequenced” I have never heard of that before! What does that mean??? Please explain! thank you Reply
I have paid to file through turbotax but I did not submit my taxes yet through the efile because of the comments I have read here and in blogs. The message on the page to efile is telling me I will not get my refund until March but I am now skeptical about the correct form even being attached to my return for the 8863. If I decide not to file with turbotax, can I get a refund of the $60.40 I already paid? Reply
At this point – I think I may just use another company even if I can not get the money back from turbotax since I can’t even get a reply or response from them – I personally do not think they should be holding on to anyone’s return if they are not efiling them – they should have just cancelled the returns if they could not efile the return right away. They certainly should not have accepted my money I paid until they were ready to transmit my returns to the irs. I would venture to say that turbotax will lose many customers this year Reply
Hi GH – I would suggest you contact Turbo Tax Support directly. They can help you with your specific return and let you know of the correct forms needed. Please click the link below and enter your question. Then, you will scroll down and be given the option to either Chat or Call in and talk to someone in the correct department to help you out. https://turbotax.intuit.com/support/contact/ Thanks, Karen Reply
I filed my taxes on Feb 5th, but the status still says its pending. Why is it taking so long to be accepted? Reply
Could TT please explain, why people were accepted both before and after me and can get a status on the WMR, and I cannot? These people also have form 8863. It’s very frustrating and your Cust. Serv has no concrete answer. Reply
Hello ERmomandRN – The IRS may have done a test run with some of those returns to see how their system updates worked. It’s difficult to say for sure. They officially started processing those returns yesterday. Please give it a a couple days for their site to be updated with your status. Thanks for your patience. Karen Reply
By the way any poster telling you you can file with form 8863 with h & r block and get a refund now is lying. My sister tried and got an email from them letting her know they were holding her return until the IRS is ready to process it. It’s an IRS issue. Not the tax preparer. Im a single mother who works and goes to school so I’m really looking forward to this refund but I’m not going to blame people that are only doing their jobs. If you’ve been using TT and never had this issue before that should show you it’s not them. In sure once everybody gets their money they’ll be pretty ashamed of some of these comments. And please no one tell me to “suck an eagle egg” since that seems to be the response to anyone trying to stay level headed. Reply
So after it processes on the 14 how long will it take to get deposit into everyone account?? D. Coleman Reply
Hi Demedress – Please give it at least 48 for a status update. As to when your deposit gets into your account, that will depend on the IRS processing time and your bank account. The IRS is saying that 9 of 10 refunds will be deposited within 21 days or less. Thanks, Karen
Hi Candice, I just want to set the record straight, I never said that HR block could file a return faster if you are filing for the ecuation credit, that would be a lie. What I said was that I was able to file with HR block without the education credit and that TT would not allow its customers the opportunity to go into their returns and remove the Education credit so they could get the majority of their tax returns faster. They could then go in later and file an amendment for the rest. So the complaint I have for TT is that they wouldn’t allow me to make the changes, instead they put my forms in a big pile and said sorry, it is sitting on hold until the IRS is ready. This was bs. Reply
After 14 phone calls, getting disconnected, and getting the run around over and over again I finally got thru to customer service. I finally got the answers. Even though it said I was being held up due to 4562. I received the wrong email. It was the education that was holding it up. I’m still pissed but Sonia in turbo tax customer service was about as polite as she could be. She answered every question I had and I have zero complaints about how she went about her business……. Unless Thursday comes and still no acceptance Reply
KJ – did she give you any info on how long it will take to get 8863 filers accepted or if they are set up to begin processing 8863 on 14th? Reply
She was straight forward, she said that they were told that they would be processed starting the 14th. And in her opinion that it should go quickly. But she didnt know for sure.
Cynthia, Since they are starting the 8663’s on Thursday are they going to do them in order. Also are they starting at midnight on the 13th. Just wondering what information you received when you talked to them. Thanks, Paul
Ki, great! and when u get the survey from TT, say that…I did…and got great results and progress on my return too. Reply
ERRRRRR so disgusted with TT. I have used them for 8 years and never ever had an issue. Did the online chat only to have the rep lie to me and tell me no one was notified of the education credit filling delay and that is why no one got emails?? Really? Because on here people have gotten their emails. So i asked her why shouldn’t I take my business to H&R block and file and then amend later? she said ohh it will flag you for an audit? Yeah, no it means TT will not get paid! uggg i will never ever use them again!! Reply
What is going on with Turbo tax? I have sent messages a return phone number and no one has answered back. I have done this several times. Is it your policy to charge people for doing the e-file and taking the money out of the account and send it to the IRS whenever you feel like it. I filed on the 28 of Jan. and the IRS still has not recieved it. Im going to lose my house because of Turbo Tax taking their sweet ass time. Everyone I know has already gotten thier return and they filed after i did. Reply
I filed my taxes on 1/31 and never received a confirmation email “in 24-48 hours” like they stated. I finally received an email for my STATE on 2/8 and have yet to receive an email for my federal. I have tried calling several different numbers for the IRS and everything is automated and i keep being told that “no information can be provided until you receive your confirmation email that your taxes have been accepted, try back in one week”. Totally disgusted and at a loss at what to do! Reply
I asked Turbo Tax this on February 5th. Still no answer. I received notification that my state taxes were rejected because my Federal return was rejected. TT has yet to update my Federal notification. I redid the state forms after downloading the latest update and both were accepted. The Federal was NEVER noted as being rejected. In fact TT did not allow me to E-fil the Federal Return after telling me it was rejected. I would like to know HONESTLY why I was told my Federal return was Rejected when that does not appear to be the case. AND if there is a problem with the Federal Return they are not telling me about. All my returns were checked through TT and reviewed as clean. How much of this is really TT reprogramming the returns? Something is off. Reply
Mike: If im not mistaken, with that 1098T , its gonna fall into the 8863 if you got any credits from education. ********************************** KeKe: I pray to God, that you really made a mistake and these fools are not submitting our stuff as a paper check. ************************************** Answerplease!!: I surely hope they start processing our stuff on Feb 14 IMMEDIATELY.. But you know they will find a way to say it. “We will process everything beginning the 14th in the order they were received” All we can do is hope! ************************************* T.Franklin: I understood everything you said clearly. But some of us are really busy as heck! Go to work, come home, stay up for bout 2hrs to eat shower, do a lil family thing, and fall asleep. So yea, if i woulda been watching the news, i prolly woulda got that memo.But i didnt. Those who went back and filed somewhere else, might get penalized, then again, the 2nd returned might just get rejected, i really dont know. But this is where my beef is with turbotax. Some of us bought DELUXE, others bought PREMIER. My thing is, you are a multi million dollar company. On the Feb 2nd, you should have had your IT release an update that puts a sticky as soon as you open turbo tax, stating, there is a delay with certain forms. If needs be file without these forms and come back and amend when these forms are being accepted! PERIOD!! Thats my beef, dont wait till you have a thread with 500+ furious customers, and now wanna send an email. That is NOT professional. What scares us more is, there are some on here that didnt use these forms that are on hold, and they are still in pending status. Then yes, there are people taking their other family stuff elsewhere. (they didnt use TT), and what do you know, they have an acceptance letter and a DD date. So that makes the rest of us furious, because now, this further lets us know TT is meddling with us!.. But you brought up a great point, and now i have to investigate this, Due to alot of tax fraud IRS tries to edit things and make things better. Im starting to believe TT had more tax fraud than anybody else, and is why everyone who is using additional forms with them are not immediately being accepted. They are being re-reviewed. That might be whats going on. Im just saying, i dont know but thats surely what if feels like after reading your post!! Imagine ordering from ebay, and paying for priority, and you checking tracking, it says no record found, please wait 24-48 hrs for system to update, And 6 days later, no package, and you check tracking again, it shows no results, and still says wait 24-48hrs to allow processing.. (YOU ARE GONNA BE PI$$3D) Reply
well i just filed with another compaby and was accepted. In less than an hour or so. I dont have time for the games. I will just ammend my education credits. people who has form 4562 hasnt even been transmitted to the irs and they started accepting those forms Sunday the tenth. so just imagine us 8863 filers we will probably be sitting there too after the due date for the form to be submitted. Reply
Hi t…I did the same thing. I filed w TT on 1/16 and it kept saying “pending” for 3wks. Then I decided to refile w/out the education credit with TaxSlayer on 2/6 without the education credit and will receive my refund on 2/22. I will just do an amendment after. TT told plenty of customers that they couldnt refile somewhere else. But that is not true, they just dont wanna lose the fees they charged to file. My return w TT was rejected on 2/14. My question is what did TT do w the returns that had the 8863 forms that couldnt be processed til 2/14. They never sent them to the IRS, obviously because I was able to refile somewhere else and get a DD of 2/22!!! TT IS FULL OF BS!
Romeo Everyone is entitled to their opinions and thoughts. That’s why I state mine. Not to judge or be mean as I have seen some others do. I actually saw the news report and still said screw it. The IRS had not posted anything nor TT so I didn’t pay it any attention. Either way, I get the frustration from everyone. I was supposedly accepted early as a test return and now my refund, like everyone on here, is showing no information on the IRS WMR site. The “still processing.. when a date is available” message has been my result for a few days now too. I am currently in school full-time, a single mother, full-time employee, and am trying to maintain a healthy lifestyle through exercise and eating healthier. As we all know food is not cheap. Oh, did I mention I have no car at the moment. Imagine coming home from work to have to walk to get your kids. I do what I have to do though. I personally try not to complain because things could be worse and I am just grateful for my health and my kids health. I have made it throughout the year and I refuse to let a hold on a refund check be the cause of an attitude change. It would be nice to get it, don’t get me wrong, but it is a bit entertaining to read some of the posts. You have seemed very calm on your posts so I hope you remain a calmed pissed. :-} I too would like to know when someone who used Form 8863 receives a deposit date. Reply
I did my taxes on jan. 28 and have not received an email from IRS that it was accepted. This is very frustrating to me. This was my first and LAST time doing turbo tax! Reply
I am so confused. My niece filed using Form 8863 on 01/31. She received an email stating, The IRS will not process form 8863 until 02/14; we understand, no problem. However, on 02/11 she received an email from Turbo Tax stating her refund will be in her account tomorrow (02/13), I thought they weren’t processing them until 02/14. Reply
what happen with direct deposit now. TT is not fix our return due to pending, now my direct deposit is form of check. Reply
I was wondering if any news in the mortgage interest credit form 8396? I keep reading posts but everything is about the education credit. If anyone has information on this form please let me know Reply
Hello SRK – The latest news we have is that the IRS will begin processing returns with form 8396 the first week of March. Please see this link http://www.irs.gov/uac/Newsroom/List-of-IRS-forms-that-1040-filers-can-begin-filing-in-late-February-or-into-March-2013 Thanks, Karen Reply
Same thing here… mine were done in January and i have received an email for state being accepted but not my federal…and can’t get anyone to give me an answer why! They are stating they are being accepted in the order they were submitted but I have a friend who just filed on sunday and had her confirmation monday, so in my opinion, that is incorrect. Reply
Will my return with form 8863 be transmitted to the IRS on the 14th? Also, my NYS return needs further processing. Does this have anything to do with my return not being received by the IRS? Reply
I love turbo tax. I have the education credit and turbor and IRS stated it will be delayed. Turbo tax also had a notification box to let you know when the forms will be accepted. I received a text stating the IRS update from Turbo tax saying the the IRS will start accepting form 8863 on the 14th. I also double check the IRS website and it states everything Turbotax has stated. Reply
Hello turbotax people… Irs will accept our returns with form 8863 on the 14th. I filed on 1/25/13. Will my return be transmitted to the IRS on the 14th? Also, my New York state return needs furter review. Does this have anything to do with the education credit or will the irs accepting my return have any effect on state? Reply
Answer I’m in the same boat as you. NYS says could take 60 days, before it said 4-6 weeks. I’m lost. I also have form 8863. Reply
why is return go from direct deposit to getting a check.. i dont understand. on my original return it stated direct deposit but not it say i am going to get a check. this is B.S…….I NEVER GOING TO Reply
Hi keke – When using TurboTax Online you will receive two separate confirmation emails. The first confirmation will be TurboTax Payment Confirmation E-mail, this email will provide you with your order confirmation. On the Payment confirmation email we have provided a field for payment type, this payment type is the method used pay for the TurboTax fees. Payment type is NOT the method you will be receiving your income tax refund. When using TurboTax Free Edition, TurboTax Freedom or a Pre-paid code, the payment method will display as Paper Check. Hope this helps. Thanks, Karen Reply
I did my taxes on the28th of Jan. I don’t have a 8863 form or the other form I filed a 1099 form an am still.in pending stage I will no longer be doing my taxes with tt. They r holding my return I know people who filled the same form an were excepted the next day. They need to send it to the IRSan stop holding it this is getting rediculous Reply
I have asked this question several times, and have gotten no response from TT. Is the 1099 form in with the delayed forms, or what ??? My has been pending since the 28th as well. And when i call the IRS # they recording says no info available at this time. Reply
I DO NOT THINK TT IS HOLDING OUR TAXES. I FILED ON JAN.18TH WITH DEPRICIATION FORMS. FEDERAL IS STILL IN PENDING MODE BUT I GOT MY STATE TAXES DIRECT DEPOSITED FEB. 8TH. DIDN’T GET AN EMAIL THAT MY STATE HAD BEEN ACCEPTED AND DIDN’T EVEN GET A DATE THAT I WOULD GET MY STATE BUT IT WAS IN MY BANK ON FEB. 8TH AND MY RETURN STILL SAYS IT IS PENDING. WAITING ON MY FEDERAL BUT IT SHOULD BE ALONG SOON AS FEB. 14TH OPENS UP. HOPE THIS HELPS PEOPLE. IF TT IS HOLDING THEN HOW DID MY STATE GET DONE??? THINK ABOUT IT!
Hi Patti – I am sorry you have not received a response. If it is a 1099-MISC form for self-employment, it may have “assets” attached to the filing such as a car, a computer, or equipment. The forms with assets have associated depreciation and that form just began being accepted on Sunday the 10th. Give it a couple days and check again for a status update as the IRS will need a bit of time to update all the filers with that form. Thanks, Karen
Hello Will – I understand why you’re upset. When you filed your form 1099 (I’m assuming it was for a business), there may have been depreciable asset such as a car or computer. The depreciation form is also delayed. They IRS just started processing those returns on Sunday the 10th. And, there will be a couple days for them to show up as accepted as the IRS goes through them all. If this isn’t the case, you are welcome to contact Turbo Tax Support for help regarding your specific situation. https://turbotax.intuit.com/support/contact/ Thank you! Karen Reply
PM I am at a loss, i did not have an Ed. credit, or depreciation. I get a 1099 at the end of each year. The only difference in my paper work this year is, i am caring for a parent. Is the 1099 form one of the forms being delayed. Reply
I didn’t file with any education credits and that was on the 31st…Why does my refund still say “processing”? Reply
I finished filing using Turbo Tax and printed off the forms I need. I have to pay Fed and State this time because my taxable income incl funds I withdrew from my investment in 2012. My question is do I need more forms than the 1040 and 5695? That’s the only forms that were printed. Do I need any work sheet forms? I used the Standard Deduction. Thanks. Reply