@ icecman wrote:
After 17 days my NM state return was just accepted and within 5 minutes I got a call from the Presidents office telling me everything is done. All four returns. I also now have a tracking number to give the IRS to find the Fed return filed 17 days ago that they cannot find. It only took 17 days to do e-filing. I think paper/mailed returns are in my future.
Great news! BTW, if your state return was accepted, then it means your Federal return would have also been accepted first in order for the state returns to be.
Be aware, for future reference, that paper returns (were you to go that route) require at least 6 weeks to receive a Federal refund, and that's in a normal year. Last year with the height of the Pandemic, 2019 paper returns were stacked in bins and trailers at the IRS for several months until they started processing again around July. Many had 6-9 month delays or longer, and some may still be processing now. Since they only started processing 2020 returns on February 12, it's not clear yet how fast they are processing 2020 paper returns, but they are likely still working short-staffed due to the Pandemic and paper returns could again take longer than usual, although hopefully not as long as last year.
