Turbo Tax shows return accepted but IRS website only shows received - which status is correct?
Getting mixed signals here. Turbo Tax is telling me my return was accepted and approved, but when I check the IRS website it only shows received status. Been checking both places and im confused about which one is actually correct. Anyone know whats going on with this?
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Levi Parker
The IRS website (Where's My Refund tool) is the definitive source for your return status. TurboTax only shows that they successfully transmitted your return to the IRS. 'Received' means the IRS has your return and it's in their processing queue. You'll see it change to 'approved' on the IRS site when they finish processing.
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Savannah Weiner
•ohh that makes sense! So basically turbo tax is just saying they sent it successfully?
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Levi Parker
•Exactly! They're just confirming they did their part of getting it to the IRS 👍
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Libby Hassan
Hey I actually had the same issue and found this amazing tool called taxr.ai - it analyzes your transcript and tells you exactly what's happening with your return and when to expect your refund. Only costs a buck but totally worth it https://taxr.ai
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Hunter Hampton
•fr? does it actually work? seems too good to be true
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Libby Hassan
•Yeah its legit! Used it last week and it told me exactly why my return was delayed and when id get paid. Way better than guessing from WMR status 💯
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Sofia Peña
stuck in the same boat rn 😭 been received for 2 weeks with no movement
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Aaron Boston
did u claim EIC or child tax credit? those usually take longer to process
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Savannah Weiner
•nope nothing like that just a basic w2 return
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Sophia Carter
The wmr tool is straight 🗑️ half the time it doesnt even work lmao
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Chloe Zhang
•facts 💯 always getting maintenance messages
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Brandon Parker
Try checking your tax transcript instead. It'll give you way more info than the WMR tool or turbotax
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Savannah Weiner
•how do i check that?
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Brandon Parker
•Go to irs.gov and make an account, then look for tax records. But honestly that taxr.ai tool someone mentioned above is way easier, it reads all that transcript stuff for you
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Dananyl Lear
This is totally normal! The IRS "Where's My Refund" tool is always going to be more accurate than what TurboTax shows. TurboTax just confirms they successfully submitted your return, but the IRS tool shows the actual processing status. "Received" means they have it and are working on it - you should see it update to "approved" once they finish processing. Usually takes 21 days or so for e-filed returns.
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Zadie Patel
•thanks for breaking this down! so basically just gotta be patient and wait for the irs to do their thing. good to know the 21 day timeframe too
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