IRS not showing record of e-filed taxes

[alfordk2]

I e-filed with Turbotax on May 6th.  I got the email that it was accepted by the IRS that same day.  I ended up owing this year and I want to pay online so I made an account on the IRS website.  But they are not showing that I owe because they are not even showing that I filed.  Yet it's almost 2 months since Turbotax sent me the tax file accepted by the IRS email.  I'm not sure about just blindly mailing a check to the IRS for something they aren't even showing. Why doesn't the IRS have any record of the filing when Turbotax is telling me it was accepted?

[Critter]

In short the IRS was effectively closed for almost 3 months and the priority was to issue the stimulus checks first, then refunds and lastly processing returns with balance dues ... which may not be processed until 7/15 or later.

You can pay online even if you don't see a balance due on the system ... or mail them a check.  Either way your payment will be put on your account as a 2019 payment on the balance due ... make sure to choose that option online or write that info on the check. 

[VolvoGirl]

I would double check your efile status here     

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

[alfordk2]

Right, that's where it's saying accepted by the IRS on May 6

[alfordk2]

Thanks, I guess I'll just roll with that and hope the money doesn't disappear into the ether lol

[Critter]

It was accepted for processing ...  however they are not in a hurry to process balance due returns.  Normally they are not processed until after 4/15 so this year expect it to be 7/15 or later due to the virus situation.