How long does it take to receive email for CA return

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April 4, 2026
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I filed both the federal and California returns today via TT. It took less then 30 minutes to receive the email confirming my federal return is accepted. But since then, it has been more than an hour and half and I am still waiting for the email to confirm if CA return is accepted. I checked my old emails and noticed in the past 3 years I got email for accepting my CA return within 20 minutes after I received email for Federal return acceptance. Anyone can share your recent experience this year? How long did it take for you to get the CA acceptance email? thanks.

fanfare

Level 15

Unlike CA, in NJ it can take 24-36 hours to get an ACCEPTED message.

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MaryK4

Level 15

While federal acceptance often happens within hours, it is not unusual for the California state return to remain in a "pending" status for 24 to 72 hours, or even up to several days. If you have not received a confirmation in the next 24-48 hours, please feel to contact us again.

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popomama1Author

Level 2

Thanks. Can I know what is the normal reason for why it takes 24-72 hours for CA to accept my return. Does that mean it implies there is issue? Because in the past 3 years, I always got CA acceptance email between 10-20 minutes after I got Federal acceptance email. I am little worried right now, since it has been 3 hours since I received CA acceptance email

MaryK4

Level 15

It usually does not mean there is an issue, often it just depends on how they are processing the returns. In general, if there is a data mismatch or entries that would cause a rejection, they are almost immediate. You should always check to be sure it was accepted, but just give it a day or so. @popomama1

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