My return is still in “pending” status & it’s been almost 72 hours?!?

[CatinaT1]

You can check that your return was received by the taxing authority  using these instructions: Check the Electronic Postmark of your Return. Pay close attention to the separate lines for Federal and State. They are separate statuses.

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.

[divaandalady2]

Turns out mine was rejected because I had a typo on my AGI. So had to resubmit. Now I guess I'm back at the end of the line.😟

[Carol6071]

Thank you for your response   I did have a foreign tax credit but the rep from turbo tax said it would not delay acceptance.

[Daverizon]

I filed on 3/18/2024 and it has been pending for more than 72 hours now,  today is 3/22/2024.

Checked IRS website, it shows no record, not sure if TT is holding it or IRS hasn't process the return yet.

I did file to get the EV car rebate this year.

[shbh349054]

I filed on 3/19 6:37 ET and it's still pending (Federal, NY, NJ). I have taxes due, called customer service they asked to wait. Not sure how long it's going to take? Prior years, it was much quicker.

[Carol6071]

I filed about 1pm est on March  19th and I just got the accepted notice a short while ago so about 77 hours.

[shbh349054]

My Federal and NY just got accepted, NJ still pending. 

[jsteffy1969]

Just received in the mail a verification letter in the mail today(3/23) the letter was dated 3/4.  Had to confirm my submission and Id. Now says sad take 2 to 3 more weeks.

[Jay182]

Mine has been impending status for 8 days now. 

[CatinaT1]

There could be a couple of 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. 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, Investment Credit, Energy Credits, or Business Credits. You may need to wait a few more days and check your filing status again. Please see this FAQ for additional information.

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.

Additionally, if you have Form 5695 and claiming joint occupancy, the IRS will not be accepting these returns until 3/16/25. You can see this on this IRS site. The language you see below is from Row 39 of the Tax Year 2024 spreadsheet.

Taxpayers claiming Joint Occupancy on Form 5695 will have to file via paper if filing their return before the Form 5695 schema is updated in mid-March. This temporary limitation should only impact a subsection of Form 5695 filers.  For a preview of the TY24 draft form and instructions for Form 5695, please see the Draft tax forms on IRS.gov at https://www.irs.gov/draft-tax-forms. Submission of Forms 5695 that do not claim Joint Occupancy may be e-filed at the start of Processing Year 2025