I e-filed February 2, 2016 and IRS "accepted" the very next day. When I check the IRS website, it still says "return accepted" but hasn't progressed to "refund approved" (and certainly not "refund sent"). It's been 15 calendar days (but closer to 10 or 11 business days) and I'm getting a bit nervous. The IRS website says it takes 21 days for a refund to be sent, but my refund hasn't even been approved yet. Last year it took only maybe five days between "return accepted" and "return approved."
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It is quicker If it is direct deposit. If you get it sent through the mail it will take longer. figure a week or so give or take. Specially when you put off. Though I did mine not to long after yours. So I would almost say depending on what you did it on or who you did it with might also affect a little bit how long it might take.