@thunderalexander Your friend mailed your tax return? WITHOUT having you sign it? Did the friend forge your signature or send it in unsigned? Did she attach your W-2's and/or 1099's?
You have a couple of problems--but now you will know---If the return has no signature, eventually it is going to be sent back to you by the IRS and you will have to sign it. and mail it back to the IRS. But, the sad story of what has been happening with mailed federal returns:
MAILED RETURNS
Per the IRS website IRS Operations During COVID-19: Mission-critical functions continue: The IRS is not currently able to process individual paper tax returns. If you already have filed via paper but it has not yet been processed, do not file a second tax return or write to the IRS to inquire about the status of your return or your economic impact payment. Paper returns will be processed once processing centers are able to reopen.
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.
TurboTax will not know anything about your mailed return, and will continue to show “Ready to Mail” on your account. TurboTax will not know that you put your tax return in an envelope and took it to a mailbox. TurboTax does not get updates on mailed (or e-filed) returns.
When the IRS finally opens its mail and begins to process mailed returns you can check the status on the IRS site. https://www.irs.gov/refunds
State returns have to be mailed to the state.
https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/1899433-how-do-i-track-my-state-refund
https://www.cnn.com/2020/04/20/politics/irs-mail-trailers-covid/index.html
Receiving your state refund has nothing at all to do with receiving the federal stimulus check.
The IRS can look at your 2018 or 2019 return to issue a stimulus check. If they do not have a 2018 return then you may be waiting for them to finish processing 2019 before they will be able to use it to issue your stimulus check.
TurboTax has no control over your stimulus check, nor can TT track it for you or tell you when the IRS will issue it. Refer to the sites linked below:
https://www.irs.gov/coronavirus/economic-impact-payment-information-center#nonfilertool
https://www.irs.gov/coronavirus/get-my-payment-frequently-asked-questions
https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-topics/help/how-will-the-stimulus-package-impact-me/00/1393859
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