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If I already paid taxes, doesn't that mean that I filed them?

I keep getting message that I haven't filed
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If I already paid taxes, doesn't that mean that I filed them?

No one in the user forum knows if you filed your tax return.  We cannot see your information.   It is entirely possible to pay tax due without filing a tax return----for example you could have mailed a check or money order to the IRS, or you could have paid directly on the IRS payment site without actually filing your return.

 

It is also possible that you have more than one account and that an "old" account is generating messages about filing.

 

 

 

DID YOU E-FILE?

 

Did you e-file?   Did you go through all three steps of the FILE section and click a big orange button that said “Transmit my returns now?”

 

 

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/

 

 What does it say in your account?  Does it show that the return was accepted?   Or does it say something else---like "rejected," "printed," or "ready to mail?”

 

**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.**

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