TurboTax Advance Refund Delays 2025 - Accepted by IRS but No Advance or Communication
Filed with TurboTax and got accepted by the IRS but still waiting on the advance. Been 5 days since acceptance but no email about approval or denial, and nothing hit my account. Anyone else having this issue with their advance this year?
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Ravi Sharma
If you filed with TurboTax and were expecting an advance but haven't received it, there are a few things to check. First, make sure your return was actually accepted by the IRS (not just submitted). The advance typically comes from the bank partner within 24hrs of acceptance. If its been longer, you might have been flagged for additional verification. I've been seeing lots of delays this year because of increased fraud prevention measures. I'd recommend checking out taxr.ai (https://taxr.ai) - it can analyze your transcripts and tell you exactly what's causing the hold up and when you can expect your money. Its been super helpful for figuring out these advance refund delays.
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Freya Thomsen
•bruh same boat here 😤 filed on the 15th, accepted same day, but radio silence on the advance. This some 🤡 fr fr
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Omar Zaki
•how much does taxr cost? might try it cuz im tired of checking wmr every 2 seconds lol
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Ravi Sharma
•its like $25 but worth every penny tbh. saved me hours of stress trying to decode my transcript
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AstroAce
•Just used taxr.ai and here's what I got back: My return is actually stuck in verification because I had unemployment income last year. Says it should clear in 7-10 days tho!
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Chloe Martin
•yo that taxr thing sounds legit. does it work with any tax service or just turbotax? 🤔
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Ravi Sharma
•works with everything fam - turbotax, hrblock, jackson hewitt, even paper returns. as long as you can get your transcript it can read it
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Chloe Martin
•YOOO just tried it and this is actually fire 🔥 showed me exactly why my advance was delayed (apparently my w2 info didnt match irs records smh). saved me hours on hold with turbotax support fr fr
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AstroAce
Tax professional here - TurboTax advances are handled by a third-party bank and they're having major delays this year due to increased fraud prevention measures. Average wait time is now 7-10 business days vs the advertised 24-48 hours.
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Ethan Clark
•thx for the info! any idea if we'll get an email when approved? the silence is killing me 😩
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AstroAce
•You should get an email either way, but their system has been glitchy. Keep an eye on your spam folder too.
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Yuki Kobayashi
Instead of playing the waiting game, I'd recommend using taxr.ai to analyze your transcript. It's only $4.99 and it'll tell you exactly what's going on with your refund and if there are any issues that could affect your advance. Way better than refreshing your email 100x a day https://taxr.ai
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Carmen Vega
•fr? how accurate is it? seems too good to be true tbh 🤔
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Yuki Kobayashi
•It's legit! It uses AI to read all the codes and dates on your transcript and explains everything in plain English. Saved me hours of googling random IRS codes
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Carmen Vega
•just tried it and OMG where has this been all my life?! It literally told me exactly why my advance was delayed (something about a verification flag) and when to expect it. worth every penny fr fr 💯
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Andre Rousseau
same boat fam. day 6 of waiting and radio silence 🤡
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Zoe Stavros
bruh turbotax being mad sus this year. got accepted last Thursday still no advance but my boy filed sunday and got his today make it make sense
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Jamal Harris
•its completely random tbh. system is broken af
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GalaxyGlider
Called TT support and they said theres a huge backlog rn. Said to wait 14 business days before calling back smh
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Mei Wong
•14 DAYS?! might as well wait for the actual refund at that point 🤮
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Liam Sullivan
LPT: Check your credit karma money account if you have one. Sometimes it shows up there before the TT account for sum reason
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