E-filed our return 2/12, daughter’s 2/14. Our refund status changed to approved today, able to use DRT for both today.
Were you all really able to use the DRT so quickly? We e-filed our taxes on 2/13 and we still aren’t able to link our FAFSA to the returns. Anyone else having a similar issue?
What does the return status indicate in “Where’s My Refund” at the IRS site? Did you owe an additional amount and if so did you pay it yet? That will delay processing of the tax returns and use of the DRT until you pay.
I efile on 2/26 and the tax refund was received on 3/6. I checked the DRT today (3/7) and it is already available.
Our student son e-filed his 1040EZ on 2/4, paid tax due in full electronically on 2/6, and still can not use DRT. We (parents) efiled our 1040 on 2/27, paid tax due in full electronically and we were able to use the DRT on 3/13. Our son is a first time tax filer, that is he has never filed a tax return before this year. He was selected for verification, so we are waiting impatiently for the DRT to be available for our son. Any others have a similar long delay?
Last year It was over three months from the time our son e-filed to when we were able to do the data retrieval. It also was his first time filing and he owed a small amount. Don’t rely on the “where’s my refund” tool to show when your return is processed. It never reflected that my son’s return was processed.