My federal refund was accepted, but my state refund is still pending. Is my federal refund sent out to me already or do i have to wait for state to be accepted to?

[Edwarddiperna41]

what state do you live in mine said the same thing yesterday butwhen i checked today my federal and state return was accepted whatever state you live in go to the irs website and you click on get my refund status and it'll let you know if your federal return was approved and if payment has been sent

[kennycasi]

California, my bad i forgot to mention that 

[Edwarddiperna41 · Accepted solution]

Ok go to the irs website for that state click get my refund status put all your tax info in and it should tell you whether your federal return was approved and if payment has been sent 

[Edwarddiperna41]

Here's the website to check your federal return www. irs.gov/refund

[kennycasi]

Funny how the state taxes just got accepted right now ._. Well both are accepted now so they should be on the way now

[drsalmanshah165]

When did you file your tax return? Mine is still pending though I submitted (e-filed) on 1/31/2021

[kennycasi]

I efiled them both in late December, federal return was accepted on 2/8/2021 the ca state tax was accepted 2/14/2021 

[TerukoL]

Some returns will stay Pending for several days or even longer, especially with the IRS filing delay and backlog this tax season due to COVID closing the offices and leaving the IRS with very few employees working for the past year. The IRS has not stated how long returns can or will remain in pending status.

Please click IRS Operations During COVID-19: Mission-critical functions continue to learn more.