What is taking so long to get approved

[kdennis2014]

Same thing here filed on Jan 2, 2020 return transmitted Jan 13, 2020 and still in pending on TT and cannot find me on WMR. Filing HOH with ctc. 

I did my brothers same day, transmitted same day his federal was excepted Jan 14, and WMR confirms refund date for DD on 1/29. He filed Single no EITC or CTC.

Even the past years I have had early acceptace even though the hold until Feb 15 it still would show accepted on WMR and TT in past years usually within 24 hours of transmitting.

[Jojo89]

@kdennis2014 @Same here smh I filed January 13 they sent it to the irs today at 12:15pm I got one bar on Wmr. But on turbo tax it says Pending. It’s something every year dealing with turbo tax

[TerukoL]

Your tax returns will remain Pending until the IRS starts receiving tax returns. The IRS will start accepting returns on January 27, 2020. It may be several days after the IRS start date before your tax return gets accepted or rejected. A small group of taxpayers were in a group that had their returns processed early, but the majority of filers will be processed starting January 27.

Go to this IRS website for the official start date -

https://www.irs.gov/newsroom/irs-opens-2020-filing-season-for-individual-filers-on-jan-27

If accepted by the IRS use the federal tax refund website to check the refund status -

https://www.irs.gov/refunds

See this IRS website for federal tax refund FAQ's -

https://www.irs.gov/refunds/tax-season-refund-frequently-asked-questions