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finn5
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How can I find out if I e-filed or mailed in my return?

I keep getting back to the screen with options including; mailed return and e-filed, but was rejected.
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How can I find out if I e-filed or mailed in my return?

Did you e-file?  Did you click a big orange button that said “Transmit my returns now?”

 

When you e-file your federal return you will receive two emails from TurboTax.  The first one will say that your return was submitted.  The second email will tell you if your federal return was accepted or rejected.  If you e-filed a state return, there will be a third email to tell you if the state accepted or rejected your state return.

 

First, check your e-file status to see if your return was accepted: 

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

If the IRS accepted it, what does it say here?  

https://www.irs.gov/refunds         

  Or does your account say “Ready to Mail?”

 

Note:  If it says “Ready to Mail” or “Printed” that means YOU have to mail it yourself.  TurboTax does not mail your tax return for you.

 

**Disclaimer: Every effort has been made to offer the most correct information possible. The poster disclaims any legal responsibility for the accuracy of the information that is contained in this post.**
TerukoL
Intuit Alumni

How can I find out if I e-filed or mailed in my return?

Could you please clarify what was rejected? Did you receive an email from TurboTax stating that the IRS has rejected your return?

 

To check your e-file status, sign in to TurboTax, and go to Tax Home (if you're not already there). If you've submitted your return, you'll see a pending, rejected, or accepted status.

 

If you mailed your return, you printed out the forms and put them in the physical mail. 

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