What do the different IRS Where's My Refund statuses mean?

• Return Received - The IRS received your return and is processing it.
• Refund Approved - The IRS approved your refund and is preparing to send it by the date shown.
• Refund Sent - The IRS sent the refund to your bank or to you in the mail. It may take 5 days for it to show in your bank account or several weeks for your check to arrive in the mail.

The IRS only updates their Where's My Refund system once each day overnight, so you don't need to check it more than once a day.

Check your refund status using the IRS Where's My Refund? tool.