For this year, yes, it's normal. The IRS doesn't share your information with us so we can't tell you why your tax return is taking longer than 21 days to process. You could try calling the IRS at 1-800-829-1040 but expect long delays. Per IRS, they have around 12 million tax returns that have been caught in a processing backlog created by the pandemic, which shut down the IRS for a time. Americans should see their refunds in the coming months. "We would hope to be through this backlog by the summer," said IRS Commissioner Charles Rettig. Keep checking the IRS Where's My Refund page to see if your refund status has been updated.Other reasons some returns take longer to process are the following: Perhaps you had a refund offset. Includes errors Is incomplete Is affected by identity theft or fraud Includes a claim filed for an Earned Income Tax Credit or an Additional Child Tax Credit. See Q&A below. Includes a Form 8379, which could take up to 14 weeks to process Needs further review in general The IRS will contact you by mail when we need more information to process your return.

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I filed my taxes almost a month ago. I have received my state return but the federal is still pending with no disbursement date, is this normal? When can I expect this?

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HelenC12

For this year, yes, it's normal. The IRS doesn't share your information with us so we can't tell you why your tax return is taking longer than 21 days to process. You could try calling the IRS at 1-800-829-1040 but expect long delays.

Per IRS, they have around 12 million tax returns that have been caught in a processing backlog created by the pandemic, which shut down the IRS for a time. Americans should see their refunds in the coming months. "We would hope to be through this backlog by the summer," said IRS Commissioner Charles Rettig.

Keep checking the IRS Where's My Refund page to see if your refund status has been updated.

Other reasons some returns take longer to process are the following:

Perhaps you had a refund offset.
Includes errors
Is incomplete
Is affected by identity theft or fraud
Includes a claim filed for an Earned Income Tax Credit or an Additional Child Tax Credit. See Q&A below.
Includes a Form 8379, which could take up to 14 weeks to process
Needs further review in general
The IRS will contact you by mail when we need more information to process your return.

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kristyn92Author

I still have not received my refund and it is now June 1st, Turbo tax is now needing the funds for their portion of doing my tax return and it was supposed to come out of my refund, what do I do?

Critter-3

Sounds like the IRS is taking too long to send your refund or reduced it. See What if the IRS reduces your refund or delays it.
https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/payments/help/what-if-my-federal-refund-isn-t-enough-to-cover-my-t...

Then when the IRS does send your refund they won't take the fees out again.

And, Why you got charged,
https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/charges-and-fees/help/why-was-my-bank-account-auto-debited-for-tur...

You should have received about 4 emails asking for the fees. If you don't pay they will debit your account. You had to agree to it.