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What does it mean when my federal taxes say ready to mail? 

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SForrestLO
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Refund status

If you filed by mail, the system will not know. Therefore, the system will send reminders for you to complete your return. 

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Refund status

I'm trying to figure out were are my taxes are I mailed them over two months ago and I have not heard or received anything?

AshleyLO
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Refund status

@Andriana123 "Ready to Mail" usually means that your return is ready to printed and mailed off for processing. If your intention was to e-file your return instead, you can do so by switching to e-file. Here's how: How do I change from mail to e-file in TurboTax Online?

 

 

@ErvinGraves Have you tracked your return on the  "Where's My Refund?" tool? It does take 4-6 weeks for the IRS to receive mailed in returns and for you to be able to track them. 

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