@kittu1310 Whatever you sent to the IRS in the mail is in a huge pile of mail that piled up during the pandemic. The IRS is working on opening and processing over 11 million pieces of mail that accumulated in trailers for several months. So the usual wait time will be longer. Sorry. You got your state refund faster because the states did not shut down, and the states were not trying to process millions of stimulus checks at the same time as they had to try and process millions of tax returns.
IRS operational status and alternatives
Processing Delays for Paper Tax Returns: Taxpayers should file electronically through their tax preparer, tax software provider, or IRS Free File.
We’re experiencing delays in processing paper tax returns due to limited staffing. If you already filed a paper return, we will process it in the order we received it.
Do not file a second tax return or contact the IRS about the status of your return.
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