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February 13, 2020
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Can anyone help me. My federal return was accepted by irs on Jan 27th 2020. It’s been 17 days and I haven’t gotten an email or anything stating the status of it since.

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February 13, 2020

Other than an email early-on saying the efiled return was accepted (or rejected) for processing, you won't get any additional email about the status of your Federal refund while it's winding its way through IRS processing.  But there are some things you can and should check.

 

The IRS says 9 out of 10 filers who efile and choose direct deposit will get their refunds within 21 days. Some returns are processed fairly quickly, while others require additional processing due to specific items in the return. Some are pulled at random for more thorough investigation.  And this time of year (February), some filers may be subject to a PATH Act delay if they had EIC or ACTC credits (more info on that in a NOTE at the bottom of this posting).

 

Did you efile, or did you choose to print and mail the return?  If you filed by mail, it can take about 6 weeks to get a Federal refund.


If you efiled, double-check to be sure the return was efiled successfully and accepted.
If you used Online TurboTax, you can sign into your Online Account and check the efile status at the Tax Home.


If that confirmed it was accepted, you can use the tool at the IRS website below to monitor the status of your Federal refund.  
https://www.irs.gov/Refunds


NOTE: When using that tool, use only the Federal refund amount, and not any total refund amount that includes a state refund.
The amount to use is on your Federal Form 1040, Line 21a.

 

NOTE: By law (the PATH Act), the IRS will not begin issuing refunds on tax returns claiming the Earned Income Tax Credit (EIC) or Additional Child Tax Credit (ACTC) until after February 15. So filers with those credits likely won't get their refunds until late February, or in some cases, early March.

 

To track a state refund:
https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/refund-status/help/how-do-i-track-my-state-refund/00/25571

March 2, 2021

Wait for 21 days then can contact the irs. But you should receive within next week