I'm in the same exact situation and the IRS return status page has been apologizing every day. My return should be non-controversial. Nothing unusual in my return. Then I received a letter this week. It's been pointed out here that early returns are reviewed more because of identity theft.
We’re holding your refund until we finish reviewing your tax return. We’ll contact you or your authorized representative if we have questions.
It goes on to say that if I did file this return to wait up to 60 more days or if I did not file this return to fill out identity theft forms
