E-File Status Still Says Pending

[TJKJ]

I filed my taxes yesterday using Turbo Tax BEFORE my mom and dad filed theirs with HR Block.  Both of their returns were accepted by the IRS with 3 hours using HR Block.  Using Turbo Tax, mine has been stuck in a "pending" status for 33 hours.  

[xmasbaby0]

Millions of e-files have been in pending on servers since early January.  The IRS just opened yesterday on 1/26 to begin to accept/reject e-files.   It will take several days of that backlog to clear up.   You will always find someone whose e-file was randomly accepted before yours and someone whose e-file was randomly accepted after yours.

Watch your emails.

When you e-file your return you will get two emails from TurboTax.  The first one will say your return has been transmitted; the second one will tell you the IRS has accepted  or rejected your federal e-file.  If you filed a state return, there will be a third email (usually a day or two later) that tells you if the state e-file was accepted or rejected.

Check your e-file status:

https://turbotax.intuit.com/tax-tools/efile-status-lookup/