Refund accepted but not processed

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February 28, 2025
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My refund was accepted through turbotax on Feb 4th and they gave an est date of feb 25th. But every time I look ok irs website it still says not processed. Yet when I look at my transcript for 2024 it says no returned filed for that year. So I am very confused what's going on.

JohnB5677

If your return was not yet processed by the IRS there may not be a refund reported.

If your taxes are Accepted it is a good thing.

It means that their were no technical errors like Social Security Numbers that were wrong.
It also means that TurboTax does not have any control of your return.
If you are being told that it's still in process, the IRS has not finished checking it out.
TurboTax can only project the time to get your refund.

The return will have to be processed.

There may be a time delay between Accepted and issuing the refund.

Other reasons your refund can be delayed

If you mailed your return and expect a refund, it could take four weeks or more to process your return.
In addition some tax returns take longer to process than others for many reasons, including when a return:
- Contains errors or is incomplete
- Needs further review in general
- Is affected by identity theft or fraud
- Was referred to the IRS by the bank due to suspicious activity
- Includes a claim filed for an Earned Income Tax Credit or an Additional Child Tax Credit. See Q&A below.
- Includes a Form 8379, Injured Spouse Allocation, which could take up to 14 weeks to process
- And I'm sure a host of other issues