Now time passes and you are wondering where your refund is and why it is taking so long.
Both the IRS and the state of Virginia have “where’s my refund” tools on their websites
The IRS is here
The Virginia is here
https://www.tax.virginia.gov/wheres-my-refund
These are the ONLY resources to find the status of your tax refund. Your tax preparer has no inside track and can’t get you any better status. Calling the IRS or the State will also not give you any better status and will only waste your time.
If there is a delay in issuing your refund (for whatever reason) you will simply have to be patient.
What your tax preparer CAN assist you with is any tax notices you may receive regarding your tax return. Often, it is the taxpayer’s failure to adequately respond to these notices, that significantly holds up the processing of the tax return.