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Taxes stuck in pending limbo

Taxeryisu — Fri, 31 Jan 2025 20:29:09 GMT

I filed my taxes on 01/27/2025 and it has stayed in pending since then. It was neither rejected nor accepted. The IRS where is my refund has no record of it. I reached out to TT agent and they are confused about it. It has been more than 72 hours. This is frustrating. Please get this fixed. I have used turbo tax for the past 5 years and always has worked great. Please get this fixed!

Re: Taxes stuck in pending limbo

CatinaT1 — Mon, 03 Feb 2025 19:25:43 GMT

There could be a couple of reasons why you might be experiencing a delay:

1. First, the status might be pending for security reasons. This may be a sign that someone is trying to use your identity to file a tax return. This can take up to 72 hours, after which your return will then be forwarded to the IRS, or if applicable, rejected. If rejected, you can then correct the rejection issue and resubmit. Please see this FAQ for reference.

2. Secondly, there could be a delay if your return has various refundable credits, such as the Earned Income Credit, Investment Credit, Energy Credits, or Business Credits. You may need to wait a few more days and check your filing status again. Please see this FAQ for additional information.

Note: Both instances may be applicable. That is, you could have a hold for security reasons first. And additionally for verification of the refundable credits in your return. In this case, delays might extend beyond 72 hours.

Additionally, if you have Form 5695 and claiming joint occupancy, the IRS will not be accepting these returns until 3/16/25. You can see this on this IRS site. The language you see below is from Row 39 of the Tax Year 2024 spreadsheet.

Taxpayers claiming Joint Occupancy on Form 5695 will have to file via paper if filing their return before the Form 5695 schema is updated in mid-March. This temporary limitation should only impact a subsection of Form 5695 filers. For a preview of the TY24 draft form and instructions for Form 5695, please see the Draft tax forms on IRS.gov at https://www.irs.gov/draft-tax-forms. Submission of Forms 5695 that do not claim Joint Occupancy may be e-filed at the start of Processing Year 2025

Re: Taxes stuck in pending limbo

Taxeryisu — Mon, 03 Feb 2025 19:29:17 GMT

My return has been accepted today. Thanks

Re: Taxes stuck in pending limbo

Clifdwllr2 — Tue, 04 Feb 2025 00:47:28 GMT

I had a similar issue. Another post I read said I had to file my federal return before I could file my MN state return. I filed federal, had it accepted on the 30th, but now state only gives me File by Mail or File Later options. Why can't I file my state return?

Re: Taxes stuck in pending limbo

BrittanyS — Tue, 04 Feb 2025 01:59:15 GMT

There was a hold on certain credits causing a pending status on returns. The pending status has been resolved and return statuses should be updated.

There could be a couple of reasons why you might be experiencing a delay:

.2. Secondly, there could be a delay if your return has various refundable credits, such as the Earned Income Credit, Investment Credit, Energy Credits, or Business Credits. You may need to wait a few more days and check your filing status again. Please see this FAQ for additional information.

Taxpayers claiming Joint Occupancy on Form 5695 will have to file via paper if filing their return before the Form 5695 schema is updated in mid-March. This temporary limitation should only impact a subsection of Form 5695 filers. For a preview of the TY24 draft form and instructions for Form 5695, please see the Draft tax forms on IRS.gov at https://www.irs.gov/draft-tax-forms. Submission of Forms 5695 that do not claim Joint Occupancy may be e-filed at the start of Processing Year 2025

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