I Efiled both my State and Federal returns back on April 2nd. Both were approved on April 2nd.
No; they were Accepted for processing then. Approved is a later step. The IRS has been (and remains) seriously backlogged due to all the new tax laws and extra stimulus filings, as well as unprocessed 2019 returns still left over from the COVID shutdown. Lots of other folks are still waiting (some since mid-February), so please continue to be patient. Also see:
Tax refund delays could continue as backlog of tax returns is growing, tax advocate says - CBS News
