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.

What does it mean when my tax return is 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. After the IRS approves your return, they will fund your refund based on the schedule mentioned above.

What does accepted mean on TurboTax tax return?

SOLVED • by TurboTax • 10459 • Updated 1 hour ago Accepted means your return was received and the basics (such as the correct social security number) seem to be in order. Once the IRS takes a deeper look, they will (hopefully) quickly approve your refund. For more details on their process, see: Does accepted mean my refund is approved?

What to do when TurboTax says you did not file tax return?

In the ‘Let’s Get Ready to File Your Return’ section, you can review various choices including identity verification. I did that and got the question, ‘Did you, or someone on your behalf, file a 2019 tax return with the IRS last year?’ I did indeed, but for some reason TurboTax had ‘One of both of us didn’t file a return’ selected.

How long does it take to get tax refund from TurboTax?

Unfortunately TurboTax gets no information about the status of your refund. In normal times, the IRS says that most filers get their refunds within 21 days from the time their tax return is accepted. Many returns are taking longer now since the IRS did not process returns for a while and there is now a big backlog of unprocessed returns.

How to contact TurboTax support about IRS eFiles?

If you can’t verify that it was efiled and can’t find it on the IRS web site, you will need to talk with TurboTax support directly for assistance: July 15, 2020 1:14 PM Thank you for your reply. TurboTax’s page says accepted; the IRS says processing.