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I haven’t received my Federal refund. They received it in March but when I contracted them they told me they didn’t have any information about it. What do I do now?

raymondjsmith92 — Mon, 06 Jul 2020 17:15:07 GMT

Re: I haven’t received my Federal refund. They received it in March but when I contracted them they told me they didn’t have any information about it. What do I do now?

xmasbaby0 — Mon, 06 Jul 2020 17:17:26 GMT

Did you mail it?

MAILED RETURNS

Per the IRS website IRS Operations During COVID-19: Mission-critical functions continue: The IRS is not currently able to process individual paper tax returns. If you already have filed via paper but it has not yet been processed, do not file a second tax return or write to the IRS to inquire about the status of your return or your economic impact payment. Paper returns will be processed once processing centers are able to reopen.

If you mail a tax return (or a payment) to the IRS, it is a good idea to use a mailing service that will track it like UPS or certified mail so you will know it was received.

When you mail a tax return, you need to attach any documents showing tax withheld, such as your W-2’s or any 1099’s.

TurboTax will not know anything about your mailed return, and will continue to show “Ready to Mail” on your account. TurboTax will not know that you put your tax return in an envelope and took it to a mailbox. TurboTax does not get updates on mailed (or e-filed) returns.

When the IRS finally opens its mail and begins to process mailed returns you can check the status on the IRS site. https://www.irs.gov/refunds

State returns have to be mailed to the state.

https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/1899433-how-do-i-track-my-state-refund

https://www.cnn.com/2020/04/20/politics/irs-mail-trailers-covid/index.html

Re: I haven’t received my Federal refund. They received it in March but when I contracted them they told me they didn’t have any information about it. What do I do now?

raymondjsmith92 — Fri, 10 Jul 2020 12:31:36 GMT

No I sent it through the Turbotax app electronically

Re: I haven’t received my Federal refund. They received it in March but when I contracted them they told me they didn’t have any information about it. What do I do now?

xmasbaby0 — Fri, 10 Jul 2020 13:10:15 GMT

@raymondjsmith92 Then you had better check to see if it was accepted or rejected.

Did you e-file? Did you click a big orange button that said “Transmit my returns now?”

When you e-file your federal return you will receive two emails from TurboTax. The first one will say that your return was submitted. The second email will tell you if your federal return was accepted or rejected. If you e-filed a state return, there will be a third email to tell you if the state accepted or rejected your state return.

First, check your e-file status to see if your return was accepted:

https://turbotax.intuit.com/tax-tools/efile-status-lookup/

If the IRS accepted it, what does it say here?

https://www.irs.gov/refunds

Or does your account say “Ready to Mail?”

Note: If it says “Ready to Mail” or “Printed” that means YOU have to mail it yourself. TurboTax does not mail your tax return for you.