state and federal returns

Forum|Forum|3 years ago
February 14, 2023
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Do both federal and state have to be ACCEPTED in order for the refunds to process?

xmasbaby0

Level 15

Federal has to be accepted first then state. But once accepted, they are processed by completely separate entities.

There is no rule as to which one will come first or how much time there will be between their arrivals.

STATE RETURN

Make sure your state return was accepted: https://turbotax.intuit.com/tax-tools/efile-status-lookup/

To track your state refund:

https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/1899433-how-do-i-track-my-state-refund

https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/state-taxes/help/how-do-i-contact-my-state-department-of-revenue/00/25573

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derby2207Author

Level 2

Right my federal is accepted but state says pending does that mean i wont get my federal return until state is accepted? thats what the turbo chat lady told me?

xmasbaby0

Level 15

You misunderstood. The IRS will process your federal return. The IRS is not paying one bit of attention to whatever your state is doing with your state return. Your state will process your state return after they accept it.