Why are my taxes still pending

[mesquitebean]

Even though it's possible to efile now, the IRS hasn't opened up return processing yet this year, so the 24-48 hour clock hasn't started yet . The IRS opens up to start processing returns on January 27. If you efiled before then, your return will just sit on TurboTax servers until the IRS retrieves it on Jan. 27 (except for a few returns that are pulled early for testing purposes.)  So you'll need to wait until January 27 (or soon after) to know if your return was accepted/rejected, unless it's pulled early.

NOTE:   Even though you may be able to efile now, by law the IRS will not issue a refund on tax returns claiming the Earned Income Tax Credit or Additional Child Tax Credit until February 15 at the earliest, which means filers with one of those credits likely won't receive the actual refund until late February or possibly early March.

[mesquitebean]

Even though it's possible to efile now, the IRS hasn't opened up return processing yet this year, so the 24-48 hour clock hasn't started yet . The IRS opens up to start processing returns on January 27. If you efiled before then, your return will just sit on TurboTax servers until the IRS retrieves it on Jan. 27 (except for a few returns that are pulled early for testing purposes.)  So you'll need to wait until January 27 (or soon after) to know if your return was accepted/rejected, unless it's pulled early.

NOTE:   Even though you may be able to efile now, by law the IRS will not issue a refund on tax returns claiming the Earned Income Tax Credit or Additional Child Tax Credit until February 15 at the earliest, which means filers with one of those credits likely won't receive the actual refund until late February or possibly early March.

[Perezfam2427]

I filed on Monday and mine still show pending. Can someone explain why it hasn’t been accepted or rejected. 

[ChondelLO]

After January, e-filed returns generally sit in Pending status, typically for 24–48 hours, sometimes longer, before coming back as either Accepted or Rejected. Sometimes state returns stay in Pending for several days or even longer.

https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/return-status/help/what-does-pending-mean/00/26331

[Perezfam2427]

It’s been 4 days that’s longer than 48 hours

[BrandiLO]

The 48 hour timeframe is a general timeframe. Sometimes it can be less, sometimes more. Once the return is submitted to the IRS, TurboTax no longer has any control over processing time, refund times, etc.