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@Marietoliver wrote:

My state return came before my federal return what does that mean I mailed mine

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It means your state is more efficient in processing mailed returns than the IRS.   Paper returns have had long delays at the IRS due to pandemic-related personnel shortages, etc.   In the best of times it takes the IRS about 6 weeks to send a refund for a mailed return.  But these are not the best of times.

How long has it been since you mailed the Federal return?   If it's been longer than 4 weeks, you can see if it's showing up yet in this IRS tool:

https://www.irs.gov/refunds

TIPS when using the IRS WMR tool:

• Be sure you have waited at least 24 hours after acceptance before using the IRS WMR tool.  Or if you filed a paper return in postal mail, wait at least 4 weeks before using it.
• Be sure you enter the correct SSN and filing status.
• Be sure you are using only the Federal refund amount.   Do not include any state refund or any total refund or net refund (Fed and State) that TurboTax may have provided on a screen.  
• Also be sure you are using the Federal amount before any TurboTax fees are taken out (if you chose that option.)
• Look at your actual Federal return to get the Federal refund amount, i.e., your Form 1040, Line 35a.

• You can also try phoning the IRS refund hotline.  I've seen it work for some users when the WMR tool didn't.  800-829-1954