Article: 50037
Federal refund
Typically, the IRS will process a refund within 21 days after acceptance of the return. You may use the IRS Where’s My Refund site (https://www.irs.gov/Refunds) to track your refund.
State refund
You can track your state refund by visiting your state’s government website. Use the IRS State Government Websites page (https://www.irs.gov/businesses/small-businesses-self-employed/state-government-websites) to find your state government’s official site.
Check if your refund is accepted or rejected
You will receive email messages from us when you have filed and when your return is accepted or rejected. If you have not received an email from us, check to see if our messages have been blocked by a spam filter. If you have e-filed, you can also get the latest status by clicking My Return at the top of the left menu.
Cancel e-filed return
No, after you have filed your return, it cannot be cancelled. Once you click e-File Return, it is automatically transmitted to the IRS and state (if present).
You will need to wait to see if it is accepted or rejected and choose whether to correct and proceed (if rejected) or amend (if accepted) after the IRS transmits your status to our site.
Amend a filed return
You can amend your federal return using Form 1040-X. Note that in order to amend your return, your original federal return must be accepted. If you received a rejection, simply fix your return, and resubmit. If you have an accepted original return, from the sidebar menu, click My Return > What if I need to make changes to my return to add Form 1040-X.
Form 1040-X can be e-filed and accepted once; additional amended returns must be printed and mailed to the IRS.
Know that when amending your federal return, you may also need to amend your state return.
Restart return
Click on the Review tab on the left of the screen in the Federal taxes section, click the link I’d like to see the forms I’ve filled out or search for a form. From here, delete all your previous forms. You can repeat this process for the States tab, if needed. To begin the interview process again, click on the Name & Address menu, verify data, and click Save. This will prompt the system to begin asking you for more information to complete the return.