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April 23, 2025
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Help please

  • April 23, 2025
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Just want to talk someone live and directly so I can get a clear picture of what’s going on with my taxes. Other that I’m lost because the irs automated system doesn’t help with anything I really need

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    CatinaT1
    April 23, 2025

    Once your return is filed, TurboTax has no control over the processing of your return or the release of your refund.

     

    Here are a couple FAQs to track your refund:
    When will I get my federal tax refund?
    How do I track my state refund?
    Why does Where's My Refund say "approved" but TurboTax still says "accepted"?

    Why do some refunds take longer than others?

    What if my IRS refund is taking longer than 21 days?

     

    It might be easiest to set up an account with the IRS.

     

    IRS Individual Online Account  

    • Taxpayers with a Social Security number or an Individual Taxpayer Identification Number can create or access their IRS Individual Online Account to get information they need to file their return.
    • With an IRS Individual Online Account, people can:
    • View balance owed, payment history and schedule payments.
    • Cancel scheduled payments.
    • Get transcripts.
    • View or create payment plans.
    • See digital copies of some IRS notices.
    • View key data from their most recently filed tax return, including adjusted gross income.
    • Validate bank accounts and save multiple accounts, eliminating the need to re-enter bank account information every time they make a payment.
    • View, approve and electronically sign power of attorney and tax information authorizations from their tax professional. 
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    Employee
    April 23, 2025

    No one can call you from the user forum.  And....if you already e-filed, TurboTax gets no information from the IRS or your state after your e-file has been accepted.  If your returns were accepted you can track them yourself on the IRS or state refund sites.

     

     

    Federal and state refunds come from completely separate entities.  There is no rule as to which one will come in first or how long it will be between their arrival in your account.

     

    TurboTax gives you an estimated date for receiving your refund based on a 21 day average from your date of acceptance, but it can take longer.  “21 days”  is not a promise from TurboTax or the IRS. 

     

     

    First, check your e-file status to see if your return was accepted: 

    https://turbotax.intuit.com/tax-tools/efile-status-lookup/

     

    Once your federal return has been accepted by the IRS, only the IRS has any control.  TurboTax does not receive any updates from the IRS. Your ONLY source of information about your refund now is the IRS.

     

    You need your filing status, your Social Security number and the exact amount  (line 35a of your 2024 Form 1040) of your federal refund to track your Federal refund:   

    https://www.irs.gov/refunds

     

    To track your state refund:    

    https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/tax-refund/track-state-refund/L3jgO8PGs_US_en_US?uid=lt447ebr

     

    If you chose to have your TurboTax fees deducted from your federal refund, that will take some extra time, while the third party bank handles the refund processing

     

     

    https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/tax-refund/refunds-take-longer-others/L14YlqFrH_US_en_US?uid=lexdr7zh

     

    **Disclaimer: Every effort has been made to offer the most correct information possible. The poster disclaims any legal responsibility for the accuracy of the information that is contained in this post.**
    mi223keAuthor
    April 23, 2025

    It’s going on three months now

    Employee
    April 23, 2025

    Did you e-file?  Did you click a big orange button that said “Transmit my returns now?”

     

     

    When you e-file your federal return you will receive two emails from TurboTax.  The first one will say that your return was submitted.  The second email will tell you if your federal return was accepted or rejected.  If you e-filed a state return, there will be a third email to tell you if the state accepted or rejected your state return.

     

    First, check your e-file status to see if your return was accepted: 

    https://turbotax.intuit.com/tax-tools/efile-status-lookup/

     

    If the IRS accepted it, what does it say here?  (Allow 24 - 48 hours after acceptance to look)

    https://www.irs.gov/refunds       

     

     

      Or does your account say “Ready to Mail?” Or “Rejected?” Or “Printed?”

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