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posted Jun 5, 2019 3:59:27 PM

If it says my federal return status says its ready to mail? does that mean it is on the way to me or I need to finish it up?

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Level 15
Jun 5, 2019 3:59:29 PM

Did you e-fle your return?  Or were you planning to print and mail it to the IRS?  If you did not e-file, TurboTax does not mail your return for you.  It is up to you to print, sign and mail it to the IRS.  Remember when you mail a return, you need to attach copies of documents such as your W-2, 1099R, etc. to the return.

To send your tax return by mail and get a receipt to see that the IRS received it:

https://www.usps.com/taxes/welcome.htm

When you mail a return, it takes about 4 weeks and then you can check the status on the IRS site:

To track your Federal refund:   

https://www.irs.gov/refunds