How long are tax refunds taking to hit bank accounts via direct deposit this year? Anyone got theirs yet?

The IRS is generally processing electronic returns with direct deposit fairly quickly this year. Most of my clients who e-filed with direct deposit are seeing refunds within 8-12 days, though some have received them in as little as 5 days. The key factor is whether your return has any issues that might trigger a manual review. Make sure you've checked the "Where's My Refund" tool on the IRS website or their IRS2Go app - it's updated daily and will show three things: Return Received, Refund Approved, and Refund Sent. Once you see "Refund Sent," the money is typically in your account within 1-2 business days. If you claimed certain credits like the Earned Income Tax Credit or Additional Child Tax Credit, there's a legal hold on those refunds until mid-February regardless of when you filed.

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For what it's worth, I filed on February 3rd and got my direct deposit exactly 9 days later. Simple return though, just W-2 income and standard deduction, no credits or anything complicated. My friend filed the same day with child tax credits and still hasn't gotten hers. Definitely depends on your situation!

Has anyone else noticed that the IRS "Where's My Refund" tool is showing different info than the status in TurboTax? TurboTax says my return was accepted 10 days ago but the IRS tool still just says "Return Received" with no updates. Getting nervous about when my direct deposit will actually come through...

I filed on January 29th as soon as the IRS started accepting returns, and my direct deposit hit my account on February 8th - so exactly 10 days. My sister filed on February 6th and just got hers yesterday (Feb 14th), so 8 days for her. We both have pretty simple returns though, just W-2 income and standard deductions. Seems like they're moving pretty quickly this year compared to the last few!