"I paid TurboTax to file my taxes." Paying your TurboTax fees did not file your tax return. Did you go all the way through the FILE section and actually e-file?
Did you e-file? Did you click a big orange button that said “Transmit my returns now?”
When you e-file your federal return you will receive two emails from TurboTax. The first one will say that your return was submitted. The second email will tell you if your federal return was accepted or rejected. If you e-filed a state return, there will be a third email to tell you if the state accepted or rejected your state return.
First, check your e-file status to see if your return was accepted:
https://turbotax.intuit.com/tax-tools/efile-status-lookup/
If you did not e-file and did not mail it yourself, the return has not even been filed. The only way to file now is by mail. You can still print, sign and mail your tax return, and you had better pay the tax due as shown on line 37.
When you mail a tax return, you need to attach any documents showing tax withheld, such as your W-2’s or any 1099’s. Use a mailing service that will track it, such as UPS or certified mail so you will know the IRS/state received the return.
Federal and state returns must be in separate envelopes and they are mailed to different addresses. Read the mailing instructions that print with your tax return carefully so you mail them to the right addresses.
Where are you looking on the IRS site? And did you file by mail or did you e-file? If you owed tax due then nothing is going to show up on the IRS refund site. That site only shows information for returns when there is a refund owed to YOU. If you filed by mail, it could take months before a human opens your envelope and enters anything into the system.
As for TurboTax knowing if you paid---TurboTax never knows how, when or even if you paid your tax due. If you still owe money to the IRS, then you are late and will be billed for penalties and interest after they finally receive your payment. It is up to you to pay your federal tax due by mailing the IRS a check or money order or by paying on the IRS site.
https://www.irs.gov/payments
https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-payments/help/how-can-i-pay-my-federal-taxes/00/26212
https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-payments/help/how-do-i-pay-my-irs-tax-due-with-a-check-or-mone...
Check your online account with the IRS here:
https://www.irs.gov/payments/your-online-account
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