Why is my Georgia state tax refund still pending after over a week? Did I do something wrong?

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January 27, 2026
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xmasbaby0

Level 15

The state cannot accept your return until the IRS accepts your federal return. Millions of federal returns have been sitting on servers waiting for the IRS to open on 1/26 and begin accepting/rejecting federal e-files. Watch your emails over the next several days

When you e-file your return you will get two emails from TurboTax. The first one will say your return has been transmitted; the second one will tell you the IRS has accepted or rejected your federal e-file. If you filed a state return, there will be a third email (usually a day or two later) that tells you if the state e-file was accepted or rejected.

Check your e-file status:

https://turbotax.intuit.com/tax-tools/efile-status-lookup/

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CesarJ

Level 6

The Georgia Department of Revenue will begin processing tax returns on February 1, 2026.

Here's more information regarding your Georgia State Tax refund:

Processing Time: It may take up to 12 weeks to receive your refund.
Paper Check Requirement: You will receive your refund as a paper check if you are a first-time Georgia filer or if you have not filed in the last five years.
Status Check: To get an up-to-date status of your Georgia State Tax refund, please visit Georgia Tax Center.

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belindadarko

Level 2

Hi, my federal tax documents got accepted and for some reason my GA state tax return is pending. How long will it take until it is accepted?