After you file

No.  And the IRS probably did get your return.  So do not file it again.  Did you get a tracking number from the post office when you mailed it?

 

Sorry the IRS has limited staff due to Covid-19. They were closed for several months and didn't start opening the mail in June that's been stacking up. Back in March the IRS closed their processing centers and stopped processing mailed tax returns. An IRS spokesperson recently said that they have about 11 million pieces of unopened mail. The IRS says.."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." So you have to keep waiting.


See this IRS page for the latest information

https://www.irs.gov/newsroom/irs-operations-during-covid-19-mission-critical-functions-continue