Filed return Feb 7 late in PM, transmitted same day and getting status “pending” over 72 hours til today Feb 12. Did not see email to confirm that accepted or rejected yet. Check on IRS website with no record or no information. Please any expert help????
There could be a couple or reasons why you might be experiencing a delay;
1. First, the status might be pending for security reasons. This may be a sign that someone is trying to use your identity to file a tax return. The return has been placed on hold to give you an opportunity to cancel it if it doesn't belong to you. This can take up to 72 hours, after which your return will then be forwarded to the IRS, or if applicable, rejected. If rejected, you can then correct the rejection issue and resubmit. Please see this FAQ for reference.
2. Secondly, there could be a delay if your return has various refundable credits, such as the Earned Income Credit.
Note: Both instances may be applicable. That is, you could have a hold for security reasons first. And additionally for verification of the refundable credits in your return. In this case, delays might extend beyond 72 hours.
This reason did not make sense, that transition from TT server to IRS server by system service, not human do. As up today that over 5 days, so how long can I wait to get email for accepted or rejected? Or waiting on real person review then accepted or rejected. Please advise????