Tax Refunds Where’s My Tax Refund? How to Check Your Refund Status 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 Feb 12, 2024 - [Updated Mar 30, 2024] 4 min read The average direct deposit tax refund was close to $3,100 last tax season, and with tax season well underway, it’s no surprise that the most common tax season-related question we’re now hearing is: “Where’s my refund?” The time it takes the IRS to process your tax refund is based on how you chose to file your tax return – either e-file or by mail. E-filed tax returns with direct deposit: E-file with direct deposit is the fastest way to get your federal tax refund. Typically, the IRS expects to issue most tax refunds within 21 days after acceptance if there are no issues. Mailed paper returns: Avoiding a paper return is more important than ever to avoid refund delays, if possible. The IRS cautions if you need your refund quickly do not file on paper. Usually, the IRS says to allow 4 weeks before checking the status of your refund, and that refund processing can take 6 to 8 weeks from the date the IRS receives your return. Tax Refund Processing Start checking status 24 – 48 hours after e-file: Once you have e-filed your tax return, you can check your status using the IRS Where’s My Refund? tool. You will need your Social security number or ITIN, your filing status, and your exact refund amount. Return Received Notice within 24 – 48 hours after e-file: The IRS Where’s My Refund? tool will show “Return Received” status once they begin processing your tax return. You will need the following information when checking refund status: Social security number or ITIN, your filing status, and your exact federal tax refund amount shown on the tax return. You will not see a tax refund date until the IRS finishes processing your tax return and approves your tax refund. Status change from “Return Received” to “Refund Approved”: Once the IRS finishes processing your tax return and confirms your tax refund is approved, your status will change from “Return Received” to “Refund Approved.” The change in status can take a few days, and a tax refund date will not be provided in Where’s My Refund? until your tax return is processed and your tax refund is approved. Where’s My Refund? tool shows refund date: The IRS will provide a personalized refund date once your status moves to “Refund Approved.” Where’s My Refund? shows “Refund Sent”: If the status in Where’s My Refund? shows “Refund Sent,” the IRS has sent your tax refund to your financial institution for direct deposit. It can take 1 to 5 days for your financial institution to deposit funds into your account. If you opted to receive your tax refund via mail, it could take several weeks for your check to arrive. Track your refund in TurboTax You could experience delays in receiving your tax refund if your return: Includes errors – The IRS has indicated that your refund could be delayed if the information you provided on your tax return does not match the IRS records. Is incomplete – If you didn’t have all of your documents and filed an inaccurate return Needs further review in general Is affected by identity theft or fraud Includes Earned Income Tax Credit or an Additional Child Tax Credit – Under the Path Act, the IRS cannot issue a refund that includes the Earned Income Tax Credit or Additional Child Tax Credit before mid-February. Includes a Form 8379, Injured Spouse Allocation PDF, which could take up to 14 weeks to process Tax Refund Status FAQ Will I see a date right away when I check the status in “Where’s My Refund”? The IRS Where’s My Refund? tool will not give you a date until your tax return is received, and processed, and your tax refund is approved by the IRS. It’s been longer than 21 days since the IRS has received my tax return, and I have not received my tax refund. What’s happening? Some tax returns take longer than others to process depending on your tax situation. Some of the reasons it may take longer include incomplete information, an error, or the IRS may need to review it further. I requested my money be automatically deposited into my bank account, but I was mailed a check. What happened? The IRS is limiting the number of direct deposits that go into a single bank account or prepaid debit card to three tax refunds per year. Your limit may have been exceeded. In addition, for a small number of returns, the IRS decides there may be indications that the bank account on the return is suspicious and they may decide to issue a check instead. Track your refund in TurboTax Previous Post Can You Deduct 401K Savings From Your Taxes? Next Post What is a Tax Bracket? 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. 2,010 responses to “Where’s My Tax Refund? How to Check Your Refund Status” « Older Comments Newer Comments » Hello I edibles through Turbo Tax as I’ve done for many years. After filing, my return was immediately accepted by the IRS, however it reflected instantly that it was received and was being processed. This has never changed each day since January 31st. Still nothing to date. What should I do, just wait? Reply I filed the 6th of February and I enter my social and it won’t give status of refund. Says wait 24 to 48 hours. Reply Its says my tax return would be delivered today Feb. 24th, 2018. But has yet to be delivered. Emails also started the samething but nothing has been delivered to my address. Reply how is it possible that I pay on my unemployment monthly but the IRS still came and took all of my money and is it legal for them to take the earned income credit also Reply Hi Leonde, If you owe certain debts the Treasury will do an offset against your tax refund which could include your EITC. Here is more information https://blog.turbotax.intuit.com/tax-refunds/what-is-a-tax-refund-offset-14545/ Thank you, Lisa Greene-Lewis Reply Hi lisa my name is jessica. I filed my taxes on February 9,2016 and i am still waiting on my taxes to get here and i filed them electronically and had them direct deposit and i ended up looking to see when they would be accepted and it tells me there is a past due obligation but i dont know what past due obligation i would have. Please help me i have been waiting for 5 months now on them to send me my refund it would be nice to finally have it. It would help my family out so much. Reply Hi Jessica, It sound like the IRS is showing that you owe some type of tax debt or a state obligation, which they would offset with your tax refund. You should receive a notice of any offsets if that is the case. Since it has been a while I would call the IRS to see where your tax refund is and exactly what is meant by a past due obligation. Thank you, Lisa Greene-Lewis Reply I filed in feb it said accepted by the irs then they sent me a form to prove my identity sent in all the paperwork 8 weeks ago. Three weeks ago the wmr website said they have recieved my tax return and it is proccessing how long till i should get a refund date Reply Hello lisa , I’m 32 married to my husband who is 71 and we have a son who just turned 2. I joined my husband in the USA about 4 years ago and since he has much much more experience than me he files the taxes jointly but doesn’t involve me . I’m not working since I’m staying home now to take care of our baby . However he doesn’t disclose any thing to me and anytime I ask him about tax returns expecially after the baby came cos we there were so many things we needed for the baby then , and I also heard babies gets some kid of benefits , he tells me well for him he didn’t get anything in return . Anytime we need money for something he tells us how he is not having the funds now and we have to wait for him to raise some funds and that make me wonder . He is the only one with the key to the mailbox and so even if letters from the IRS comes I won’t see them .. I literally don’t have any idea about what is going on. And I want to find out if there’s a way I can find out our tax details without him knowing since He files for jointly with me -Just to be sure if he’s being honest. My husband has this personality of not talking about anything to anyone and doesn’t share his problems with anyone . so I won’t get any answers from him different from what he has already given me . Reply Oh, Lisa, I hope you can help me. My husband passed away on 21 Jan 2017. I filed our income tax via Turbo tax and sent it electronically in Feb to the IRA. Because I didn’t get the refund for so long I checked with the IRS where is my refund and was told that they didn’t know how to make out the refund because my husband had passed away. I am still waiting for the refund. Surely this isn’t the first time that one of the married partners died during that time frame. What should I do to get my refund. Reply Hi, Sorry about your loss. You should be able to claim the refund by filling out and mailing in IRS Form 1310, Statement of a Person Claiming a Refund Due a Deceased Taxpayer if they did not tell you to fill out that form already. Thank you, Lisa Greene-Lewis Reply I filed taxes this tax season for 2014, 2015 by mail and 2016 I e-filed. I am to get refunds for 2014 and 2015 but payed out for 2016 with direct withdrawal. I received a letter from the IRS a month ago stating they could not direct deposit my 2014 refund and if I didn’t receive a check in the mail in 4 weeks to call them. ( I found the letter odd because I had already received my 2014 refund). I waited and called after 4 weeks and found out they listed/filed my 2015 tax form as a 2016 filing. I reviewed with them my 2015 tax form and numbers so they had the right 2015 information. Now I was told that someone would call me back in a month about this. I was counting on that money for a trip and am wondering why I have to wait so long for them to get back to me and correct their mistake? I find it hard to believe that this kind of error could occur. Reply Hi my refund still haven’t came and my status still says being processed! What could be the problem? Reply This entire process has been horrible for me. I had been banned from eic for 2 years (2012/2014) 2016 was my first year filing since then. I assumed after 3 years the ban wouldn’t be an issue WRONG. So I ended up having to mail my return along with form 8862 I sent it off March 3rd only to get it back March 24 because I forgot to sign the darn thing. The date stamped as the receive date was March 16, 2017 and if I got it back to them promptly it advoids further delay so I mailed it back the same day.The first day I was able to find it on WMR was April 11th I had just the 1 bar that they had received my taxes. On April 14th the bar disappeared and I got the generic message that my refund was still being processed. On April 20th just the 1 bar was back but that it’s been received so I called and was told it was processed on April 19th and that my 6-8 weeks starts from then even though the request for signiture form states to mail it back quicly to advoid further delays. So technically I guess it’s only been 6 days huhhhh. No transcript is available and I know I owe them 1300.00 from a previous tax year but does anyone have any advice for me will it really be another 6-8 weeks?? Reply Hi Erin, I would go by what the representative told you, but if you owe from a previous year the IRS will offset your refund with the $1,300 you owe. Thank you, Lisa Greene-Lewis Reply Hello Ms. Lisa i filed my taxes 2-11-18 it was accepted but still being processed how long does it normally takes before it say refund approved Hi Victoria, The IRS states that they will issue 9 out of 10 tax refunds within 21 days or less after acceptance if they were e-filed with direct deposit. Thank you, Lisa Greene-Lewis Hi Victoria, The IRS states that they will issue 9 out of 10 tax returns within 21 days or less. Thank you, Lisa Greene-Lewis hi I file my tax return on March 1st 2017 have not heard or gotten any emails I did do direct deposit but still no news what am I to do i did print out my tax info inwhich I did off turbo tax please need help Reply Hi Natasha, Mailed returns can take 6 to 8 weeks to process unlike taxes that are e-filed with direct deposit so I would wait until 6 to 8 weeks from when you sent your tax return to call the IRS. Once you are within that time frame you can call the IRS ti check status. Thank you, Lisa Greene-Lewis Reply Hey Lisa I filed my taxes through TurboTax January 26, 2018 and I still haven’t received all my friends have and I don’t know if I did anything wrong Because I haven’t gotten any letters in the mail or emails can you please help me yeah every Hi James, Since it has been beyond 21 days you can contact the IRS to find out status. Thank you, Lisa Greene-Lewis So this year I had filed my Federal tax Return on 1/28/2017 and it was accepted immediately, then received on that following Monday. Then on the WMR site, it says that I had to wait until 2/15/2017 for them to approve my Refunds since I had claimed my child and so on, after that it said that I will receive my Direct Deposit on 2/22/2017 and that it was sent on that date, but do to an error I made with the account number my DD was rejected and sent back to the IRS. They then reset the 3 bars and my status states that due them not being able to direct deposit my refunds with my bank, on 2/26/2017 they had set a date for me to have my check mailed out on 3/6/2017.. they told me that I should contact them if I do not receive my refunds by 4/3/2017. So my has now been shipped on 3/6/2017 and I received it today by mail on 3/9/2017. So it took the check from the day it was mailed out to the day I received my refund by mail, approximately 3 days. Woohoo I’m so excited that I didn’t have to wait any longer, since I had already messed up! Reply I am waiting for my refund. My taxes were done Jan 29 and still haven’t received my refund. Sheila Reply i filed my taxes in early jan and it was accepted a week later and wmr says its being processed why is that my daughter filed after me and got a date foryesterday hers said it was sent today . Reply I have done my taxes since 2005 with turbo tax and this is the first year that i had my return the 24th of February. past years the earliest i had my return send to me was first week of may Im glad this year was a really good one Reply After you E-File and the IRS accepts it from Turbo Tax, it is out of Turbo Taxes hands so don’t blame TurboTax for any delays people. It is all in the hands of the IRS. Reply IRS is doing good this year. I e-filed on Feb 20 and it was accepted Feb 20. Checked my IRS refund status this morning and it was already approved and will be deposited on Feb 28. Definitely the quickest refund I have ever heard of. Good luck people. Reply I e-filed my taxes on Jan 30, 2016. I have not received confirmation from either the State or Federal. I have been with Turbo tax for a lot of years and this is the first time it has happened. What’s the problem? Reply I did my taxes towards the end of January and I still haven’t seen my state refund and on turbo taxes website it says incomplete under my state fed under but it doesn’t appear like I need to do anything. I would just like to make sure I didn’t it right or if there is anything else I should be doing. I already received my Federal refund. Maybe I just need to be more patient…? Reply Hi Kristina, You should have received a confirmation that your state return was successfully E-filed. If so, you can check with your state department of revenue. Thank you, Lisa Greene-Lewis Reply How is it that I filed with turbo tax and I have to mail them in? Then I ask to refund my money and I got no response! I took and had a second person do them and I had a $1000 less return! What is up with that? Should I still mail in this form? Hi, I’m not sure why you are required to mail them in, but if the other person did not file your taxes and you still want to file with TurboTax you can mail them in. Do you know why you couldn’t e-file? Thank you, Lisa Greene-Lewis why is my state refund in complete show me where Reply Hi Glenn, There could be instances where your return was adjusted or you owed previous state income taxes and they were offset. You should receive a notice from you State Department of Revenue. Thank you, Lisa Greene-Lewis Reply I didn’t my taxes on January 28. Now it says my refund won’t be in my account until the Feb 27. Do you think it can come earlier Reply Hi my name is amber thought I would b nice and spread the word I did my taxes with turbo tax and had it direct deposited to a netspend card and my date on the irs website wasn’t until the 23rd of February and I checked my netspend online account last night on February 20th after 9:00 and my money was on my card I don’t remember the website but my mother showed that the bank or whatever it is that the irs uses to put the money into ppls accounts started passing out refunds as of 9:00 in the evening on February 20th and that is 9 Florida time so I hope the best for u rest that your money is on good luck and good night Reply Did u efile or mail out yours Reply I filed my taxes on Jan 23, 2017 and I have not received neither my State or my Federal return. They both were except on the 24th of Jan is there a reason why Reply I filed and was accepted Jan 23rd…tried to order account transcript on the 28th..it came and was all 0’s. Tried to order return transcripts but it wasnt available. Tried again on the 8th of feb to order return and was successful. That came today but had all zeros….anybody had experience with that? I filed eic and actc. Reply Filled 01/30/16 was accepted the same day around 4pm. Still says processing, my sister filled the same day as me and got her refund this morning. I hope theres nothing wrong with mine Reply When I check the where’s my refund on it’s.gov there are no bars it only says we received your refund and it is being processed. Does anyone know why? Or a phone number I can call and speak to someone at the IRS it’s been over the 21 days and I set it up for direct deposit! Reply I am wondering the same thing! That same thing has happened to me now! What ended up happening with yours? same here! Did you get yours yet? I efiled with turbo tax when I checked it said refund approved that was a week ago I filed Jan 19th did direct deposit still nothing this is my first time using turbo tax and it will be my last people that have filed after me have already gotten refund Reply Please remember that once it is accepted it is in the government’s hands not the processor you filed through. There are reported slow-downs for people who are eligible for earned income credit, Reply This is a reply to most of you because you guys are all asking the same questions. I hope this helps you guys out. Keep in mind that when u check ur status on (www.irs.gov) they update it only once a week on Wednesday’s. U can also search on google “2016 IRS refund cycle chart” and that will tell u (an estimate) on when they will send u ur tax return. Reply The website said my return should be in my account today, but it is not, Its not even pending. Why would this be? Reply Well rob I work for the irs and we update every morning Mon-Sat at 3 am eastern standard time Reply yes I read all articles on the IRS website and it says it is updated once a day and that is usually in the night time hours but did not give a exact time when but to only check the site once. So it is not once a week it is once a day!!! Reply I filed and was accepted on Jan.27,2016. My WMR is still saying bring processed and today is Feb.9, 2016. Why hasn’t it changed yet???? Reply I filled January 28 n I still haven’t heard anything. Everyone I know that did not go through turbo are receiving theirs. What’s really going on?? Reply I filed my taxes the 26th and got accepted the same day but have heard nothing else im thinking something is wro ng peopme i know have got theres.. Can someone help me Reply i filed my taxes using turbo tax and i did it on febuary 5 and i havent recived nothing yet, it says i got approved tho but nothing yet Reply Well 90% of people that I’ve read from an heard from have been waiting longer then just 4 days. I can’t tell you how many ppl were accepted on the 19th-21st an still have nothing but the one bar. I personally was accepted on the 22nd an have only received the one bar saying accepted so far. Just a heads up if the bars dissappear completely that means your being further reviewed, an will most likely take 4-6 weeks after the first 21 days are up. That happened to me last year, an year before. There are a lot of people who are just as upset with how refunds are going as your are. I’d wait more then 4 days to start to worry though. Once you start pushing 15 days then you might have a problem. Personally I’m kind of sick of it being so easy for the irs to take my money, yet give us no answers as to why it’s taking so long to receive are money back. I’ve had same job, kids,address for 5 years an the last 3 years there has been a holdup. I waited 4-6 weeks after my 21 days for 3 years in a row now, looks like going on 4 years at this rate. When I call them after the 21 days they say there is nothing wrong, just that it’s being reviewed by a person. When review by a person they go in order received. Which I personally think is just a line they tell us because there systems are having a hard time keeping up. Good luck to everyone hope you all get the money that is yours in a timely matter. Meanwhile I’ll just sit here an count down the days like I do every year. Reply Accepted Jan 17th. Turbot tax says refund recvd between feb 10-13. IRS.gov says still being processed. I called IRS feb 14 the rep asked several questions re: my 2015 tax return and basic verification questions then put me on hold then says mine being reviewed further due to premium tax credit (ACÁ) and it could take 6 more weeks from feb 13th! WTH! It’s the first year I’ve been on Obamacare so they’re reviewing to see if I’m eligible for that credit. I filed single no kids! ERICA DID YOU GET A DATE OF DEPOSIT YET? Reply same here, filled on Feb. 2 ,2016 nothing since Reply I got my email saying I was accepted on January 19th. Still have not recieved my refund. Its now 2-5-16 and still nothing is anyone else having this problem. I used turbo tax. Reply I filed the 27 and received an email saying I was accepted but I didn’t get my refund today and now online it says it was only received. Not accepted. What’s happening ? Reply I filed on the 19th of January, and in 24 hours, said they had received my return. Nothing has changed since that day. I know it says up to 21 days since submitting, but why am I not getting any notification updates? Reply I’m having the same issue. I filed the 20th. State refund came and went. Federal “still processing”….. Reply I had that same problem on the website and app. I had to call the Where’s My Refund hotline to get an update. 1-800-829-1954 Reply Anything yet? Reply I filed January 14,2016 it was accepted on January 19,2016 and still have not got it is this just happening to people who filed with TurboTax this is crazy I used TurboTax last year and got my refund fast or is this just happening to people that filed early. Reply It’s happening to every one, I used H&R block an I’m in same situation. My buddy used the one at irs website to file an is in same situation. It’s just a waiting game it seems. Reply You have have to wait until one week Reply I did my taxes on 1-23-17 on turbotax received that same day and still not got my federal what is going on Reply I filed on January 20th and still in process I am hoping this wont be like last year where I didn’t get the refund until April Reply I filed and got accepted 2-2-16, I filed with a 1098-t form single didn’t claim my kid . When should I get my money it’s only for $1,000? Reply Why haven’t the irs released any refund Reply I need answers Reply I can answer any of your questions? Reply I filed January 22, got accepted January second.. It’s now feb 2 and I’m stressing that I won’t have my refund soon? Today it’s Tuesday could I possibly have my return by Friday? I’m looking at the direct deposite dates and I’m not sure if it goes off the day I was accepted or the day I was approved? Any help, I e filed on turbo tax Reply Rachel, Mine were e-filed using TurboTax the same time and were accepted but still not approved. It will give you an exact direct deposit date on wheres my refund. I read an article a few weeks ago that said if you file before January 31 that it will be direct deposited on February 12th (Federal). As for state you should be able to check it on the state website now for a return status. Hope this helps! Reply I have bot gotten mine either Rachel and I filed on the 19th of January Reply I filed on the 19th and so far, I’m still at the processing stage, but my friend filed on 23 and got hers on the 29th Have not gotten accepted yet, filed on the 20th of January. Don’t understand got my refund within 8 days last year Has it been 21 days tho?? Go to “get transcript” If 2015 appears in the drop down window it’ s a good sign. This happens before bars move. Reply Why Is That? Did you turn in your 1095-A form with your taxes because I didn’t and that was the hold up, That’s if you had health insurance, I had to fax it in, if you had health insurance and didn’t turn it in it will not move and they will not process it! Reply I didn’t send out the form and it said that my check was deposit on February 10, I went to the bank and my money wasn’t there…I want to know why Hi Rose — Banks are required to deposit within 24-48 hours of receipt from the IRS. If you do not have your deposit on Monday, February 15, I suggest you contact the bank first and then the IRS to confirm exactly when and where the deposit was sent. — Joanna I read yesterday that the wmr is not working properly and it has not been updated since last Wed. I filed the 22nd and still have not heard anything about it. Everything I have read about anything being filed before the 24th it will be deposited on Feb 5th. Not sure where you read that it was the 12th though. Either way wmr is not working right and it’s not updating there’s been 2 yrs now where it still said processing and I’ve gotten my return before it ever updated. Reply i filed on Jan. 23rd (A Saturday) Mine is still saying “RETURN RECEIVED” it doesn’t even say “RETURN APPROVED”. I’m hoping to get mine by Feb. 5th… but last year I didn’t receive my direct deposit until February 10th. Does yours say “RETURN APPROVED” YET on the IRS.GOV website?? Reply The IRS doesnt work on the weekends plus the IRS only updates our statues once a week on Wednesday’s @ http://www.irs.gov U can also search on google “2016 IRS refund cycle chart” and that will tell u (an estimate) on when they will send u ur tax return. Did your status change to approve yet?? I filed and got accepted on the same day as you and it still says processing. Reply I FILLED DEC 21 AND GOT ACCEPTED THE SAME DAY … STILL SAYING ACCEPTED Reply Hi.i haven’t received my federal tax yet.i filed Feb.13 2017 they sent me the form back due to i signed my name in the wrong spot had to sign where it said Sign Here and i sent it back on the 16th of March after it was mailed back to me.still no refund.but i have been calling every2wks.and they said it’s been received and it’s processing.yesterday i called and they said that they we’re having some kind of system code.could u please tell me what’s going on with my federal tax refund..Thank u What does it mean when the “where’s my refund”, bar is gone and it simply says still processing! Reply did you ever figure this problem out mine has done the same thing there are no bars and just says proccecing Reply My refund was mailed July 6 how long will it take for me to get it Reply What does it mean when the refund tool says that it cannot give you any information on your refund status? Reply I filed the last week off January and it is now June 30th and I still have not received my state check. And I don’t know how to check on it. Does anyone have any info or know if I will be Recieving it soon Reply I filed in January. As of today’s date, June 29, 2015, I still have not seen my refund nor have I received any information other than “still processing return”. Hopefully, my refund will accrue tha same penalties and interest I would be charged if I didn’t file on time. That is said “tongue in cheek”! Reply I filed in early April this yr. I got the letter saying it would be sent via mail but 4-6 weeks later , still nothing. Also when I try to log in to check my status it says I don’t have the right info. I think I know my own social security number n how much I am supposed to get back Reply Filed via turbo tax for last 9 years, this has never happened to me. Filed before Jan 31. Got letter from IRS to verify identity, did that around mid January. It is now JUNE 12 and “STILL PROCESSING” are you kidding me? Also not able to reach a live person. This is crazy. Is there anything I can do? I also too wonder why this happened and nothing like this before with Turbo Tax. Luckily I didn’t “need” my refund, but wow, how much longer is this going to take? I cannot believe it is almost MID JUNE Reply I’m with you !!! June 15 th and still nothing !!! Need a number to call to talk to someone Reply Same is happening to me , what did youend up doing ? Reply I filed in February and have gotten 2 letters from the IRS saying that they are still processing. I have yet to get my money and I’ve been waiting all this time. I thought this would have been a simpler process. Never again! Reply I FILED JANUARY! I recieved notification that the Irs recieved my tax information January 29th. It has been 11 weeks since then. Well over 21 days for an electronic filling and still well over 6-8 weeks. Checking the stupid where’s my refund is ridiculous for it provides no true insight as to what is really going on. Im sick of articles like these spewing the same robotic information. Reply I’ve been. Waiting since Feb. 10th,. No response still processing. Everytime I call the calls are disconnected, technical difficulty, eg. I. Have never been able to talk to a live agent. Today is April 15. I called 1800-829-0582 ext 652, I was on hold then the call cuts off. I will keep trying. Reply I’ve been waiting since Feb 10 And still no refund wat did dey say to u 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 Refunds Where’s My Tax Refund?: IRS Has $153 Million in … Tax Refunds Where’s My Tax Refund? Tax News Facts About the PATH Act and Tax Refunds Tax News IRS Updates “Where’s My Refund?” Tax Tips Find Out When Your Tax Refund Will Be Sent Announcements Where’s my refund? 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Hello I edibles through Turbo Tax as I’ve done for many years. After filing, my return was immediately accepted by the IRS, however it reflected instantly that it was received and was being processed. This has never changed each day since January 31st. Still nothing to date. What should I do, just wait? Reply
I filed the 6th of February and I enter my social and it won’t give status of refund. Says wait 24 to 48 hours. Reply
Its says my tax return would be delivered today Feb. 24th, 2018. But has yet to be delivered. Emails also started the samething but nothing has been delivered to my address. Reply
how is it possible that I pay on my unemployment monthly but the IRS still came and took all of my money and is it legal for them to take the earned income credit also Reply
Hi Leonde, If you owe certain debts the Treasury will do an offset against your tax refund which could include your EITC. Here is more information https://blog.turbotax.intuit.com/tax-refunds/what-is-a-tax-refund-offset-14545/ Thank you, Lisa Greene-Lewis Reply
Hi lisa my name is jessica. I filed my taxes on February 9,2016 and i am still waiting on my taxes to get here and i filed them electronically and had them direct deposit and i ended up looking to see when they would be accepted and it tells me there is a past due obligation but i dont know what past due obligation i would have. Please help me i have been waiting for 5 months now on them to send me my refund it would be nice to finally have it. It would help my family out so much. Reply
Hi Jessica, It sound like the IRS is showing that you owe some type of tax debt or a state obligation, which they would offset with your tax refund. You should receive a notice of any offsets if that is the case. Since it has been a while I would call the IRS to see where your tax refund is and exactly what is meant by a past due obligation. Thank you, Lisa Greene-Lewis Reply
I filed in feb it said accepted by the irs then they sent me a form to prove my identity sent in all the paperwork 8 weeks ago. Three weeks ago the wmr website said they have recieved my tax return and it is proccessing how long till i should get a refund date Reply
Hello lisa , I’m 32 married to my husband who is 71 and we have a son who just turned 2. I joined my husband in the USA about 4 years ago and since he has much much more experience than me he files the taxes jointly but doesn’t involve me . I’m not working since I’m staying home now to take care of our baby . However he doesn’t disclose any thing to me and anytime I ask him about tax returns expecially after the baby came cos we there were so many things we needed for the baby then , and I also heard babies gets some kid of benefits , he tells me well for him he didn’t get anything in return . Anytime we need money for something he tells us how he is not having the funds now and we have to wait for him to raise some funds and that make me wonder . He is the only one with the key to the mailbox and so even if letters from the IRS comes I won’t see them .. I literally don’t have any idea about what is going on. And I want to find out if there’s a way I can find out our tax details without him knowing since He files for jointly with me -Just to be sure if he’s being honest. My husband has this personality of not talking about anything to anyone and doesn’t share his problems with anyone . so I won’t get any answers from him different from what he has already given me . Reply
Oh, Lisa, I hope you can help me. My husband passed away on 21 Jan 2017. I filed our income tax via Turbo tax and sent it electronically in Feb to the IRA. Because I didn’t get the refund for so long I checked with the IRS where is my refund and was told that they didn’t know how to make out the refund because my husband had passed away. I am still waiting for the refund. Surely this isn’t the first time that one of the married partners died during that time frame. What should I do to get my refund. Reply
Hi, Sorry about your loss. You should be able to claim the refund by filling out and mailing in IRS Form 1310, Statement of a Person Claiming a Refund Due a Deceased Taxpayer if they did not tell you to fill out that form already. Thank you, Lisa Greene-Lewis Reply
I filed taxes this tax season for 2014, 2015 by mail and 2016 I e-filed. I am to get refunds for 2014 and 2015 but payed out for 2016 with direct withdrawal. I received a letter from the IRS a month ago stating they could not direct deposit my 2014 refund and if I didn’t receive a check in the mail in 4 weeks to call them. ( I found the letter odd because I had already received my 2014 refund). I waited and called after 4 weeks and found out they listed/filed my 2015 tax form as a 2016 filing. I reviewed with them my 2015 tax form and numbers so they had the right 2015 information. Now I was told that someone would call me back in a month about this. I was counting on that money for a trip and am wondering why I have to wait so long for them to get back to me and correct their mistake? I find it hard to believe that this kind of error could occur. Reply
Hi my refund still haven’t came and my status still says being processed! What could be the problem? Reply
This entire process has been horrible for me. I had been banned from eic for 2 years (2012/2014) 2016 was my first year filing since then. I assumed after 3 years the ban wouldn’t be an issue WRONG. So I ended up having to mail my return along with form 8862 I sent it off March 3rd only to get it back March 24 because I forgot to sign the darn thing. The date stamped as the receive date was March 16, 2017 and if I got it back to them promptly it advoids further delay so I mailed it back the same day.The first day I was able to find it on WMR was April 11th I had just the 1 bar that they had received my taxes. On April 14th the bar disappeared and I got the generic message that my refund was still being processed. On April 20th just the 1 bar was back but that it’s been received so I called and was told it was processed on April 19th and that my 6-8 weeks starts from then even though the request for signiture form states to mail it back quicly to advoid further delays. So technically I guess it’s only been 6 days huhhhh. No transcript is available and I know I owe them 1300.00 from a previous tax year but does anyone have any advice for me will it really be another 6-8 weeks?? Reply
Hi Erin, I would go by what the representative told you, but if you owe from a previous year the IRS will offset your refund with the $1,300 you owe. Thank you, Lisa Greene-Lewis Reply
Hello Ms. Lisa i filed my taxes 2-11-18 it was accepted but still being processed how long does it normally takes before it say refund approved
Hi Victoria, The IRS states that they will issue 9 out of 10 tax refunds within 21 days or less after acceptance if they were e-filed with direct deposit. Thank you, Lisa Greene-Lewis
Hi Victoria, The IRS states that they will issue 9 out of 10 tax returns within 21 days or less. Thank you, Lisa Greene-Lewis
hi I file my tax return on March 1st 2017 have not heard or gotten any emails I did do direct deposit but still no news what am I to do i did print out my tax info inwhich I did off turbo tax please need help Reply
Hi Natasha, Mailed returns can take 6 to 8 weeks to process unlike taxes that are e-filed with direct deposit so I would wait until 6 to 8 weeks from when you sent your tax return to call the IRS. Once you are within that time frame you can call the IRS ti check status. Thank you, Lisa Greene-Lewis Reply
Hey Lisa I filed my taxes through TurboTax January 26, 2018 and I still haven’t received all my friends have and I don’t know if I did anything wrong Because I haven’t gotten any letters in the mail or emails can you please help me yeah every
Hi James, Since it has been beyond 21 days you can contact the IRS to find out status. Thank you, Lisa Greene-Lewis
So this year I had filed my Federal tax Return on 1/28/2017 and it was accepted immediately, then received on that following Monday. Then on the WMR site, it says that I had to wait until 2/15/2017 for them to approve my Refunds since I had claimed my child and so on, after that it said that I will receive my Direct Deposit on 2/22/2017 and that it was sent on that date, but do to an error I made with the account number my DD was rejected and sent back to the IRS. They then reset the 3 bars and my status states that due them not being able to direct deposit my refunds with my bank, on 2/26/2017 they had set a date for me to have my check mailed out on 3/6/2017.. they told me that I should contact them if I do not receive my refunds by 4/3/2017. So my has now been shipped on 3/6/2017 and I received it today by mail on 3/9/2017. So it took the check from the day it was mailed out to the day I received my refund by mail, approximately 3 days. Woohoo I’m so excited that I didn’t have to wait any longer, since I had already messed up! Reply
I am waiting for my refund. My taxes were done Jan 29 and still haven’t received my refund. Sheila Reply
i filed my taxes in early jan and it was accepted a week later and wmr says its being processed why is that my daughter filed after me and got a date foryesterday hers said it was sent today . Reply
I have done my taxes since 2005 with turbo tax and this is the first year that i had my return the 24th of February. past years the earliest i had my return send to me was first week of may Im glad this year was a really good one Reply
After you E-File and the IRS accepts it from Turbo Tax, it is out of Turbo Taxes hands so don’t blame TurboTax for any delays people. It is all in the hands of the IRS. Reply
IRS is doing good this year. I e-filed on Feb 20 and it was accepted Feb 20. Checked my IRS refund status this morning and it was already approved and will be deposited on Feb 28. Definitely the quickest refund I have ever heard of. Good luck people. Reply
I e-filed my taxes on Jan 30, 2016. I have not received confirmation from either the State or Federal. I have been with Turbo tax for a lot of years and this is the first time it has happened. What’s the problem? Reply
I did my taxes towards the end of January and I still haven’t seen my state refund and on turbo taxes website it says incomplete under my state fed under but it doesn’t appear like I need to do anything. I would just like to make sure I didn’t it right or if there is anything else I should be doing. I already received my Federal refund. Maybe I just need to be more patient…? Reply
Hi Kristina, You should have received a confirmation that your state return was successfully E-filed. If so, you can check with your state department of revenue. Thank you, Lisa Greene-Lewis Reply
How is it that I filed with turbo tax and I have to mail them in? Then I ask to refund my money and I got no response! I took and had a second person do them and I had a $1000 less return! What is up with that? Should I still mail in this form?
Hi, I’m not sure why you are required to mail them in, but if the other person did not file your taxes and you still want to file with TurboTax you can mail them in. Do you know why you couldn’t e-file? Thank you, Lisa Greene-Lewis
Hi Glenn, There could be instances where your return was adjusted or you owed previous state income taxes and they were offset. You should receive a notice from you State Department of Revenue. Thank you, Lisa Greene-Lewis Reply
I didn’t my taxes on January 28. Now it says my refund won’t be in my account until the Feb 27. Do you think it can come earlier Reply
Hi my name is amber thought I would b nice and spread the word I did my taxes with turbo tax and had it direct deposited to a netspend card and my date on the irs website wasn’t until the 23rd of February and I checked my netspend online account last night on February 20th after 9:00 and my money was on my card I don’t remember the website but my mother showed that the bank or whatever it is that the irs uses to put the money into ppls accounts started passing out refunds as of 9:00 in the evening on February 20th and that is 9 Florida time so I hope the best for u rest that your money is on good luck and good night Reply
I filed my taxes on Jan 23, 2017 and I have not received neither my State or my Federal return. They both were except on the 24th of Jan is there a reason why Reply
I filed and was accepted Jan 23rd…tried to order account transcript on the 28th..it came and was all 0’s. Tried to order return transcripts but it wasnt available. Tried again on the 8th of feb to order return and was successful. That came today but had all zeros….anybody had experience with that? I filed eic and actc. Reply
Filled 01/30/16 was accepted the same day around 4pm. Still says processing, my sister filled the same day as me and got her refund this morning. I hope theres nothing wrong with mine Reply
When I check the where’s my refund on it’s.gov there are no bars it only says we received your refund and it is being processed. Does anyone know why? Or a phone number I can call and speak to someone at the IRS it’s been over the 21 days and I set it up for direct deposit! Reply
I am wondering the same thing! That same thing has happened to me now! What ended up happening with yours?
I efiled with turbo tax when I checked it said refund approved that was a week ago I filed Jan 19th did direct deposit still nothing this is my first time using turbo tax and it will be my last people that have filed after me have already gotten refund Reply
Please remember that once it is accepted it is in the government’s hands not the processor you filed through. There are reported slow-downs for people who are eligible for earned income credit, Reply
This is a reply to most of you because you guys are all asking the same questions. I hope this helps you guys out. Keep in mind that when u check ur status on (www.irs.gov) they update it only once a week on Wednesday’s. U can also search on google “2016 IRS refund cycle chart” and that will tell u (an estimate) on when they will send u ur tax return. Reply
The website said my return should be in my account today, but it is not, Its not even pending. Why would this be? Reply
yes I read all articles on the IRS website and it says it is updated once a day and that is usually in the night time hours but did not give a exact time when but to only check the site once. So it is not once a week it is once a day!!! Reply
I filed and was accepted on Jan.27,2016. My WMR is still saying bring processed and today is Feb.9, 2016. Why hasn’t it changed yet???? Reply
I filled January 28 n I still haven’t heard anything. Everyone I know that did not go through turbo are receiving theirs. What’s really going on?? Reply
I filed my taxes the 26th and got accepted the same day but have heard nothing else im thinking something is wro ng peopme i know have got theres.. Can someone help me Reply
i filed my taxes using turbo tax and i did it on febuary 5 and i havent recived nothing yet, it says i got approved tho but nothing yet Reply
Well 90% of people that I’ve read from an heard from have been waiting longer then just 4 days. I can’t tell you how many ppl were accepted on the 19th-21st an still have nothing but the one bar. I personally was accepted on the 22nd an have only received the one bar saying accepted so far. Just a heads up if the bars dissappear completely that means your being further reviewed, an will most likely take 4-6 weeks after the first 21 days are up. That happened to me last year, an year before. There are a lot of people who are just as upset with how refunds are going as your are. I’d wait more then 4 days to start to worry though. Once you start pushing 15 days then you might have a problem. Personally I’m kind of sick of it being so easy for the irs to take my money, yet give us no answers as to why it’s taking so long to receive are money back. I’ve had same job, kids,address for 5 years an the last 3 years there has been a holdup. I waited 4-6 weeks after my 21 days for 3 years in a row now, looks like going on 4 years at this rate. When I call them after the 21 days they say there is nothing wrong, just that it’s being reviewed by a person. When review by a person they go in order received. Which I personally think is just a line they tell us because there systems are having a hard time keeping up. Good luck to everyone hope you all get the money that is yours in a timely matter. Meanwhile I’ll just sit here an count down the days like I do every year. Reply
Accepted Jan 17th. Turbot tax says refund recvd between feb 10-13. IRS.gov says still being processed. I called IRS feb 14 the rep asked several questions re: my 2015 tax return and basic verification questions then put me on hold then says mine being reviewed further due to premium tax credit (ACÁ) and it could take 6 more weeks from feb 13th! WTH! It’s the first year I’ve been on Obamacare so they’re reviewing to see if I’m eligible for that credit. I filed single no kids!
I got my email saying I was accepted on January 19th. Still have not recieved my refund. Its now 2-5-16 and still nothing is anyone else having this problem. I used turbo tax. Reply
I filed the 27 and received an email saying I was accepted but I didn’t get my refund today and now online it says it was only received. Not accepted. What’s happening ? Reply
I filed on the 19th of January, and in 24 hours, said they had received my return. Nothing has changed since that day. I know it says up to 21 days since submitting, but why am I not getting any notification updates? Reply
I’m having the same issue. I filed the 20th. State refund came and went. Federal “still processing”….. Reply
I had that same problem on the website and app. I had to call the Where’s My Refund hotline to get an update. 1-800-829-1954 Reply
I filed January 14,2016 it was accepted on January 19,2016 and still have not got it is this just happening to people who filed with TurboTax this is crazy I used TurboTax last year and got my refund fast or is this just happening to people that filed early. Reply
It’s happening to every one, I used H&R block an I’m in same situation. My buddy used the one at irs website to file an is in same situation. It’s just a waiting game it seems. Reply
I did my taxes on 1-23-17 on turbotax received that same day and still not got my federal what is going on Reply
I filed on January 20th and still in process I am hoping this wont be like last year where I didn’t get the refund until April Reply
I filed and got accepted 2-2-16, I filed with a 1098-t form single didn’t claim my kid . When should I get my money it’s only for $1,000? Reply
I filed January 22, got accepted January second.. It’s now feb 2 and I’m stressing that I won’t have my refund soon? Today it’s Tuesday could I possibly have my return by Friday? I’m looking at the direct deposite dates and I’m not sure if it goes off the day I was accepted or the day I was approved? Any help, I e filed on turbo tax Reply
Rachel, Mine were e-filed using TurboTax the same time and were accepted but still not approved. It will give you an exact direct deposit date on wheres my refund. I read an article a few weeks ago that said if you file before January 31 that it will be direct deposited on February 12th (Federal). As for state you should be able to check it on the state website now for a return status. Hope this helps! Reply
I filed on the 19th and so far, I’m still at the processing stage, but my friend filed on 23 and got hers on the 29th
Have not gotten accepted yet, filed on the 20th of January. Don’t understand got my refund within 8 days last year
Go to “get transcript” If 2015 appears in the drop down window it’ s a good sign. This happens before bars move. Reply
Did you turn in your 1095-A form with your taxes because I didn’t and that was the hold up, That’s if you had health insurance, I had to fax it in, if you had health insurance and didn’t turn it in it will not move and they will not process it! Reply
I didn’t send out the form and it said that my check was deposit on February 10, I went to the bank and my money wasn’t there…I want to know why
Hi Rose — Banks are required to deposit within 24-48 hours of receipt from the IRS. If you do not have your deposit on Monday, February 15, I suggest you contact the bank first and then the IRS to confirm exactly when and where the deposit was sent. — Joanna
I read yesterday that the wmr is not working properly and it has not been updated since last Wed. I filed the 22nd and still have not heard anything about it. Everything I have read about anything being filed before the 24th it will be deposited on Feb 5th. Not sure where you read that it was the 12th though. Either way wmr is not working right and it’s not updating there’s been 2 yrs now where it still said processing and I’ve gotten my return before it ever updated. Reply
i filed on Jan. 23rd (A Saturday) Mine is still saying “RETURN RECEIVED” it doesn’t even say “RETURN APPROVED”. I’m hoping to get mine by Feb. 5th… but last year I didn’t receive my direct deposit until February 10th. Does yours say “RETURN APPROVED” YET on the IRS.GOV website?? Reply
The IRS doesnt work on the weekends plus the IRS only updates our statues once a week on Wednesday’s @ http://www.irs.gov U can also search on google “2016 IRS refund cycle chart” and that will tell u (an estimate) on when they will send u ur tax return.
Did your status change to approve yet?? I filed and got accepted on the same day as you and it still says processing. Reply
Hi.i haven’t received my federal tax yet.i filed Feb.13 2017 they sent me the form back due to i signed my name in the wrong spot had to sign where it said Sign Here and i sent it back on the 16th of March after it was mailed back to me.still no refund.but i have been calling every2wks.and they said it’s been received and it’s processing.yesterday i called and they said that they we’re having some kind of system code.could u please tell me what’s going on with my federal tax refund..Thank u
What does it mean when the “where’s my refund”, bar is gone and it simply says still processing! Reply
did you ever figure this problem out mine has done the same thing there are no bars and just says proccecing Reply
What does it mean when the refund tool says that it cannot give you any information on your refund status? Reply
I filed the last week off January and it is now June 30th and I still have not received my state check. And I don’t know how to check on it. Does anyone have any info or know if I will be Recieving it soon Reply
I filed in January. As of today’s date, June 29, 2015, I still have not seen my refund nor have I received any information other than “still processing return”. Hopefully, my refund will accrue tha same penalties and interest I would be charged if I didn’t file on time. That is said “tongue in cheek”! Reply
I filed in early April this yr. I got the letter saying it would be sent via mail but 4-6 weeks later , still nothing. Also when I try to log in to check my status it says I don’t have the right info. I think I know my own social security number n how much I am supposed to get back Reply
Filed via turbo tax for last 9 years, this has never happened to me. Filed before Jan 31. Got letter from IRS to verify identity, did that around mid January. It is now JUNE 12 and “STILL PROCESSING” are you kidding me? Also not able to reach a live person. This is crazy. Is there anything I can do? I also too wonder why this happened and nothing like this before with Turbo Tax. Luckily I didn’t “need” my refund, but wow, how much longer is this going to take? I cannot believe it is almost MID JUNE Reply
I filed in February and have gotten 2 letters from the IRS saying that they are still processing. I have yet to get my money and I’ve been waiting all this time. I thought this would have been a simpler process. Never again! Reply
I FILED JANUARY! I recieved notification that the Irs recieved my tax information January 29th. It has been 11 weeks since then. Well over 21 days for an electronic filling and still well over 6-8 weeks. Checking the stupid where’s my refund is ridiculous for it provides no true insight as to what is really going on. Im sick of articles like these spewing the same robotic information. Reply
I’ve been. Waiting since Feb. 10th,. No response still processing. Everytime I call the calls are disconnected, technical difficulty, eg. I. Have never been able to talk to a live agent. Today is April 15. I called 1800-829-0582 ext 652, I was on hold then the call cuts off. I will keep trying. Reply