A quick follow up to my original post about the pending process. Both of me Federal and State (AZ) returns were accepted, so things are looking up. What's curious, is that right before all this, I was randomly audited by the AZ DOR for my 2016 return, and they determined I owed them roughly $80 (underpayment of taxes and a some interest- no penalties). So, I just sent them a check and washed my hands of it. The check cleared in about 3 days. That tells me the IRS' claim of tax returns processing being delayed by COVID-19 is bogus. They certainly have staff available to TAKE your money, they just want to hang onto what they owe you for as long as they can.
