No improvement this year.
I mailed our Calif state return on April 6 certified. The tracking has showed it sitting in the Sacramento distribution center with "in transit" status since April 8. Reading this thread I assumed they just failed to do the delivery scan, but I used the USPS tracking site to set up text notification of my delivery anyway.
This morning, April 22, well after tax day, the system texted me that it was delivered this morning. I suppose mine could have been misplaced, but maybe they just held the entire delivery to FTB until 5 days late?? Very disturbing either way.
About a week ago I also used the USPS website to file a "lost mail" complaint. After you submit, a generic message pops up saying essentially "Oh, were your taxes not delivered on time? We often don't do delivery scans. We know this is disappointing. Better check with your tax agency instead to see if they got it."
