What does TurboTax return accepted mean?

Accepted means your e-file has passed inspection (such as Social Security numbers are correct and dependents haven’t already been claimed) and the government has your tax return. Consider acceptance as your official government packing slip.

What does it mean when it says your tax return was accepted?

What does it mean when my tax return is accepted? When you receive confirmation that the IRS accepted your return, it means that they have reviewed your return, and it has passed their initial inspection.

Accepted means your tax return is now in the government’s hands and has passed the initial inspection (your verification info is correct, dependents haven’t already been claimed by someone else, etc.). After acceptance, the next step is for the government to approve your refund.

Do you get tax refund updates from TurboTax?

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.

When did I file my 2020 tax return?

I filed my daughters 2020 taxes with turbo tax on February9, 2021 and they were accepted by the Federal, BUT still no refund yet!. It’s been 5 weeks. What can she do? April 5, 2021 6:37 PM

Is the IRS accepting prior year tax returns?

According to this IRS update as of May 7th: The IRS is now opening mail within normal timeframes. The IRS has also made significant progress in processing prior year returns. As of April 30, 2021, we had 1 million individual tax returns received prior to 2021 in the processing pipeline.

What happens if tt tells you the IRS has accepted your filing?

But if TT told you the IRS has Accepted your filing, then the government has it for processing, and TT receives no further updates. Lots of other folks are still waiting, so please continue to be patient.