Irs Refund Still Not Approved 2025. Remember, acceptance by the irs doesn't mean approval of the refund yet—it just means. There will be no refund date until your return has been processed and approved.

Electronically filed form 1040 returns are generally processed within 21 days. The head of the national taxpayer advocate, a watchdog agency that observes the irs, said in its 2024 report that “for the first time since i became the national taxpayer.