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Tax Year 2020 - My estimated refund date has passed should I be worried?

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April 2, 2021
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TurboTax Live Basic Online

Employee

No. The IRS is seriously backlogged due to all the new tax laws and extra stimulus filings, as well as a few million unprocessed 2019 returns left over from the COVID shutdown. Lots of other folks are still waiting, so please continue to be patient. Also see:

Tax refund delay: As tax season heads into the home stretch, some taxpayers are still waiting on the IRS to finish 2019 - CBS News

The IRS is under serious stress — what does that mean for your refund? (msn.com)

What led to IRS backlog: ‘Thin workforce,’ new pandemic relief programs | Federal News Network

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amanley93

If you're talking about the day listed on TurboTax's website I wouldn't worry. That date is only an estimate and is hardly accurate.

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SweetieJean

Employee

Unfortunately, many of the IRS's own posts are still saying that they issue Most Refunds within 21 days. That is simply not true this year. In fact, they are still working on some 2019 tax returns that were filed in 2020.